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referencedIn 'The will and the way, or. The secret vault and the voice of death’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 May 1853 for performance at the Standard. For other versions see Add. 52939 O, 52939 Q, 52939 AA, 52939 BB, 52939 CC, and 52942 H. Keywords: o... British Library
referencedIn ‘Uncle Tom’s cabin, or, The negro slave’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 9 September 1852 for performance at the Standard 13 September 1852. Other versions include those written in 1852 by J. Courtney (Add. 52934 K); three versions by Edward Fitz... British Library
referencedIn 'The merchant's daughter' ('The merchant's daughter of Toulon), play in five acts by Mrs Edward Thomas. Licence sent 11 December 1855 for performance at the Standard 11 December 1855. '44 Upper Baker Street, Regent's Park' written on title page. ... British Library
referencedIn ‘The wide, wide world’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 August 1856 for performance at the Standard 18 August 1856. Cover signed J. Douglas, proprietor. Keywords: London, poverty, mourning, imprisonment, orphans, crime.ff. 27.London; Secular I... British Library
referencedIn 'Harlequin and the one eyed king, or, The charmed milk maid and the fairy queen of the golden alphabet', pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1852 for performance at the Standard 21 December 1852. Keywords: Commedia dell'Arte, fairies and other sup... British Library
referencedIn ‘The betting boy’s career, from the counting house to the hulks’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 August 1852 for performance at the Standard 25 July 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damn’ be omitted. Only o... British Library
referencedIn ‘The triumph of the standard, or, Ben and Bob the British bull dogs’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 May 1852 for performance at the Standard 31 May 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damned’ be omitted. Keyw... British Library
referencedIn 'Harlequin plum pudding and roast beef, or Harlequin of the peris, and the card king of the island of games', pantomime. Licence sent December 20 1853 for performance at the National Standard. Title page signed. Keywords: family relationships, fairi... British Library
referencedIn ‘Harlequin hickedy pickedy my black hen, or, King Winter and Queen Spring’, pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1856 for performance at the Standard . Two different types of paper used in MS. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: fairies and other supe... British Library
referencedIn 'King's candle and the Empress Rushlight, or, The fairy queen of the regions of light', pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Standard. Listed neither in Nicoll nor the LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: fairies and othe... British Library
referencedIn 'George Porge, pudding and pie kissed the girls and made them cry, or, Harlequin Daddy Long Legs', pantomime by John Douglass. Licence sent 21 December 1857 for performance at the Standard 26 December 1857. Comic scenes and songs included in MS. ... British Library
referencedIn ‘The Hebrew tribe of Rome, or, The Greek hero and the Jewish maid’, (‘Cleomenes’), drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 January 1852 for performance at the Standard 2 February 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that biblical passa... British Library
referencedIn ‘Masks and faces’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 19 February 1856 for performance at the Standard. ‘Mr Smith, 91 Charlotte St, Fitzroy Square’ written on back cover. MS written in two different hands, and includes some revisions, especially t... British Library
referencedIn ‘The gold finders of Australia, or, Greenleaf and Redberry the forest twins’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 10 February 1853 for performance at the Standard the same day. Each act written on different type of paper. Keywords: gold prospecting... British Library
referencedIn 'An entire new version of Mr Charles Dickens's tale of Oliver Twist', drama in two acts, 'carefully avoiding all the repulsive matter of the tale'. Licence sent 26 July 1855 for performance at the Standard 30 July 1855. For another version see Ad... British Library
referencedIn ‘Cloud and sunshine, or, Love’s revenge’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Standard. Cover signed John Douglass, proprietor. Third act written on different paper. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: French in... British Library
referencedIn Additional scenes for “The Battle of the Alma”. Licence sent 22 July 1856 for performance at the Standard 22 July 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: supernatural, military, Crimea.ff. 8.London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Standard Theatre:... British Library
referencedIn ‘Pop goes the weasel, or, The adventures of the weasel family’, farce in one act. Licence sent 29 April 1853 for performance at the Standard 2 May 1853 . See also Add. 52939 V. Keywords: animals, dancing, French influence, servants, police.ff. 26.... British Library
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