| Ref No | CALB/BIO/F205506 |
| AltRefNo | F205506 |
| Collection | Calthrop Boucicault Collection |
| Title | Material relating to law suits for infringement of copyright in which Boucicault was involved, namely Boucicault v. Delafield (THE COLLEEN BAWN), Boucicault v. Egan (THE LONG STRIKE), Boucicault v. Warde (THE FLYING SCUD), and Seaman v. Boucicault (JESSIE BROWN), including |
| Date | 1861-1867 |
| Extent | 6 items |
| Description | Material relating to law suits for infringement of copyright in which Boucicault was involved, namely Boucicault v. Delafield (THE COLLEEN BAWN), Boucicault v. Egan (THE LONG STRIKE), Boucicault v. Warde (THE FLYING SCUD), and Seaman v. Boucicault (JESSIE BROWN), including. Item 1 -- 2 sheets of notes by Christopher Calthrop about the case Boucicault v. Delafield, including a timeline of the case and a list which refers to . Items in the Boucicault Deed Box; Boucicault was suing John Hopper Delafield, the manager of the Theatre Royal, Preston, for putting on an unauthorized production of THE COLLEEN BAWN; (there is some confusion about Delafield's first name, which is sometimes given as Charles, but according to the legal documents in the deed box it was John Hopper). Item 2 -- 1 cutting from The Times, May 15th, 1864, about the case Boucicault v. Delafield;. Item 3 -- 1 cutting from The Times, June 22nd, 1864, about the case Boucicault v. Delafield;. Item 4 -- 1 cutting from The Times, January 17th, 1863, about the case Boucicault v. Warde; Boucicault was suing Mr. Warde, lessee of the Theatre Royal, Halifax, for putting on a pirated version of THE FLYING SCUD, under the title BLUE RIBAND OF THE TURF;. Item 5 -- 1 letter to the editor of The Times published on November 19th, 1867, headed "Authors v. Dramatic Authors" and signed "A Pirated Author and Composer"; the writer refers to the case Boucicault v. Egan, who was sued by Boucicault for putting on a pirated version of THE LONG STRIKE, itself an adaptation of Mrs. Gaskell's novel Mary Barton; he (or she) points out the unfairness of a system where dramatic authors can sue each other for piracy of plays adapted from novels, while the novelists whose works are adated into plays are not protected by law;. Item 6 -- 1 sheet of notes by Christopher Calthrop about the cases Seaman v. Boucicault and Boucicault v. Warde (apparently referring to . Items in the Boucicault Deed Box); in the case Seaman v. Boucicault, Boucicault was himself being sued for allegedly stealing the idea for JESSIE BROWN. |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/CALB/BIO/F205506 |
| Subject | Litigation |
| Infringement Of Copyright |
| Piracy |
| Event | Colleen Bawn, The |
| Flying Scud, The |
| Blue Riband Of The Turf; Or, Who Shall Win? |
| Long Strike, The |
| Jessie Brown; Or, The Relief Of Lucknow |
| Related Person | Boucicault, Dion, (Dionysius Lardner), Mr., 1820-1890 |
| Delafield, John Hopper, Mr. |
| Warde, Mr. |
| Egan, Mr. |
| Seaman, Mr. |
| Related Organisation | Court of Chancery |
| Category | Notes |
| Press cuttings |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | SubSeries |