Young, H.

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creatorOf ‘Dick Fly by Night and Dare Devil Dan, or, The leap for life’, drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 26 February 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 3 March 1852. Title page contains a list of plays by the same author, including ‘Aminta... British Library
creatorOf 'The golden Amy, or, The drooping Lilly' (sic) (altered from 'The golden Amy, or, The orphan's prayer', and 'The infant's retribution, or, The drooping Lilly') ('Amy the golden, or, The drooping lily' ), drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 1... British Library
creatorOf 'Montaleoni, the Italian brigand! or, The outlaw's daughter’, drama in three acts by H. Young. Licence sent 7 April 1853 for performance at the Victoria 11 April 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. For other versions se... British Library
creatorOf 'The standard of England, or, The life of a soldier', drama in four acts by H. Young. Licence sent 28 March 1863 for performance at the Standard. Subtitle added in ink. Indicates "property of T. H. Cave". LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records place of... British Library
referencedIn LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXXII (ff. 1086). Aug.-Oct. 1846, except art. 25 (June I846). (1) 'May Marsden and Foul Weather Jack', [by C. Z. Barnett?], Acts 1 and 2. ff. 2-33. (2) 'The Origin of Powder' altered from 'The Rape of the Barber or the... British Library
creatorOf 'Harlequin Prince Love the Day, or, Queen Busy Bee, Little Red Riding Hood, and the fiend wolf', pantomime by H. Young. Licence sent 19 December 1857 for performance at the Victoria 26 December 1857. Request for licence signed by J. Johnson Tower... British Library
creatorOf 'The bride of Garryowen, or, The colleen bawn', drama in two acts by Henry Young. Licence sent 27 March 1861 for performance at Theatre Royal, Wolverhampton on 1 April 1861. "Licenced to Mr John Hopper Delafield". Henry Young described as "author... British Library
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf 'Silver store island, or, Pedro Mendez the South American pirate' ('Silver store island, or, The black flag'), drama in three acts. Licence sent 17 February 1858 for performance at the Victoria Theatre, 'Monday next'. Request for licence written b... British Library
creatorOf 'The history of a flag', historical drama in four acts by H. Young. Licence sent 4 April 1860 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre 9 April 1860. Names of W. W. Batty, proprietor and W. West, stage manager. Play is described as “an historical ... British Library
creatorOf ‘Dred, a tale of the great dismal swamp’, drama in two acts by __ (name illegible). Licence sent 24 September 1856 for performance at the Victoria 29 September 1856. Request for licence signed J. Johnson Towers. Songs included in MS. Diagrams in... British Library
creatorOf 'Uncle Tom's cabin’, ‘hippo-drama’ in two acts. Licence sent 15 November 1852 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre 22 November 1852. Title page signed by Wm Batty, proprietor and manager. For other versions, see those written in 1852 by J. Co... British Library
creatorOf ‘Archy Moore, or, The rat of the hold’, drama in three acts by H. Young. Licence sent 2 May 1859 for performance at the Victoria Theatre on 9 May 1859. Signed Isaac Cohen. Based on ‘The slave, or, Memoirs of Archy Moore’, first published by J. H.... British Library
creatorOf 'The mystery of the abbey, or, The murder vision and the will and the way’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 May 1853 for performance at the Victoria 16 May 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. For other versions see ... British Library
referencedIn LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. VOL. CLXVI (ff. 897). Oct.-Nov. 1850. (1) 'Born with a Caul', by G. Almar. ff. 2-125. (2) 'The Cousins Cozened', by Mary A. Thompson. ff. 126-138b. (3) 'O'Shauhgan (sic) or the Fatal Secret', by Mary A. Thompson. ff. 139-16... British Library
creatorOf ‘The life of a betting boy, or, His widow’s hope and a lover’s fear’, drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 25 August 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 25 August 1852. Title page annotated and initialled by the Examiner of Plays, W. B... British Library
creatorOf 'The slave hunt! or, St Clare and the happy days of Uncle Tom, including Cassy's storey and the death of Eva’, ‘being an entirely new version of “Uncle Tom's cabin” ’(‘Uncle Tom's cabin’), in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 17 February 1853 for ... British Library
creatorOf ‘The seamstress and the duchess, or, Pride, poverty and splendour’, drama in two acts by Henry Young. Licence sent 1 November 1856 for performance at the Victoria 1 November 1856. Keywords: aristocracy, working class characters, fallen women, pubs... British Library
referencedIn LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CLXXII (ff. 1122). July-Sept. 1851. (1) 'My Dearest Anna Maria', by P. H. Hatch. ff. 3-38. (2) 'The Chateau of Valenza', by J. Courtney. ff. 39-53. (3) 'Death and the Lady or the Visions of a Night'. ff. 54-90. (4) 'The... British Library
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