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Examiner of Plays' Summary:

A topical miniature revue, extremely crude in humour and depending largely upon burlesque 'business' for its effects. Such plot as it has depends upon the discovery by the local mayor that there is a youthful rightful heir to the fortune into which he has just come, and which he is celebrating by a Fete. He bribes some circus-performers who are entertaining his guests to steal the inconvenient child, for whom, however, he is himself mistaken when he assumes for fancy-dress the costume of a little Lord Fauntleroy. The fun, if commonplace and vulgar, is otherwise inoffensive; and the ditties to be introduced appear to be familiar. If however any new lyrics are used they must be forwarded for approval. Recommended for license. Ernest A. Bendall.

Licensed On: 4 Feb 1915

License Number: 3199

British Library Reference: LCP1915/4

British Library Classmark: Add MS 66090 D

Performances

Date	Theatre	Type
26 Dec 1914	Empire, Bristol	Professional	Read Narrative Performed from Boxing Day through to 2 January 1915 by a cast including: Mr O. E. Lennon, Fred Toozen, Fred Mozelle, Arthur Reynolds, Harry Taylor, Frank Rickards, George Spry, R. H. Douglass, Nell Gower, Mollie Adair, Milly Peers, and Kitty Colyer. Produced by Harry Day and under the direction of Edward Lauri.
4 Jan 1915	Empire Theatre, Sheffield	Professional
11 Jan 1915	Empire, Liverpool	Professional
18 Jan 1915	Empire Theatre, Leeds	Professional	Read Narrative Peformed for the week. On the first night the show did not end until 11.30pm (Yorkshire Evening Post, 19 January 1915). Performed by R. H. Douglass and Kitty Colyer.
25 Jan 1915	Empire, Newcastle	Professional	Read Narrative Performed for the week, cast including Kitty Colyner, and R. H. Douglass. Performances twice nightly 6.45 and 9pm with a matinee Saturday 2.30.
1 Feb 1915	Empire Theatre, Islington	Professional
4 Feb 1915	Empire Theatre, Islington	Unknown	Licensed Performance Read Narrative This was the first performance licensed by the Lord Chamberlain. The performance took place a few days earlier at this theatre but in fact the play had already been in performance since late December 1914.
8 Feb 1915	Palace, Hammersmith	Professional
15 Feb 1915	Empire Theatre, Edinburgh	Professional
22 Feb 1915	Hippodrome, Ilford	Professional
1 Mar 1915	Hippodrome, Croydon	Professional
8 Mar 1915	Palladium, London	Professional	Read Narrative Performed on Monday 8 March.
15 Mar 1915	Theatre Royal, Plymouth	Professional
22 Mar 1915	Palace Theatre, Manchester	Professional
7 Apr 1915	Empire Theatre, Bradford	Professional
26 Apr 1915	Empire Theatre, Finsbury Park	Professional
9 May 1915	Empire Theatre, New Cross, London	Professional
24 May 1915	Hippodrome, Southampton	Professional
7 Jun 1915	Grand Palace, Clapham	Professional
21 Jun 1915	Empire Theatre, Holborn	Professional
28 Jun 1915	Olympia Theatre, Shoreditch	Professional
4 Jul 1915	Palace Theatre, Camberwell	Professional
12 Jul 1915	Empire Theatre, Kilburn, London	Professional
6 Sep 1915	Hippodrome, Willesden	Professional
13 Sep 1915	Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone	Professional
20 Sep 1915	?, Reading	Professional
27 Sep 1915	?, Northampton	Professional
4 Oct 1915	Empire, Bristol	Professional
11 Oct 1915	Empire, Swansea	Professional
8 Nov 1915	Empire, Newcastle	Professional
15 Nov 1915	Hippodrome, Preston	Professional
19 Dec 1915	Hippodrome, Woolwich	Professional
3 Jan 1916	Palace Theatre, Camberwell	Professional
10 Jan 1916	Hippodrome, Poplar	Professional
17 Jan 1916	Hippodrome, Norwich	Professional
24 Jan 1916	Hippodrome, Ipswich	Professional
31 Jan 1916	Empire Theatre, Islington	Professional
7 Feb 1916	Empire Theatre, New Cross, London	Professional
14 Feb 1916	Empire Theatre, Stratford	Professional

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