| Collection | David Drummond Pantomime Collection |
| Description | Libretti for the following performances: ‘Fair one with the golden locks. An original, grand, musical, fairy extravaganza in one act’ founded on the nursery tale by the Countess D’Alnois (26th December 1843) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket ; ‘The invisible prince; or the island of tranquil delights. A grand fairy extravaganza, in one act’ by J. R. Planché (1847) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket ; ‘The seven champions of Christendom’ (9th April 1849) at the Royal Lyceum Theatre ; ‘King Charming: or, the blue bird of paradise’ (26th December 1850) at the Royal Lyceum Theatre ; ‘Cherry and fair star; or the singing apple, the talking bird, and the dancing waters’ by E. L. Blanchard (1861-1862) at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre ; ‘Prince Amabel; or, the fairy roses!’ (5th May 1862) at the Royal St. James’s Theatre ; ‘Columbus; or, the original pitch in a-merry-key. An eggcentric eggstravaganza in five notes of eggsclamation’ by Alfred Thompson (17th May 1869) at the Gaiety Theatre, Strand ; ‘The happy land: a burlesque version of “the wicked world”’ by F. Tomline and Gilbert A’Beckett (3rd March 1873) at the Royal Court Theatre ; ‘Roley Poley; or, earth, air, fire, and water, and the enchanted umbrella’ by G. Conquest and H. Spry (1878) at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham ; ‘The black crook: a grand spectacular fairy opera’ by Harry Paulton, founded on “La Biche au Bois” (3rd December 1881) at the Alhambra Theatre Royal ; ‘The golden ring! A fairy spectacular opera in three acts’ by George R. Sims, music by Frederic Clay (3rd December 1883) at the Alhambra Theatre Royal ; ‘Beauty and the Beast’ by W. Yardley and Augustus Harris (1890) at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane ; ‘Lady Godiva or, St. George and the dragon, and the seven champions of Christendom’ by William Muskerry (undated) at George Sanger’s Grand National Amphitheatre, late Astley’s, Westminster Bridge Road ; ‘The yellow dwarf, grand spectacular pantomime’ by Robert Reece and Alfred Thompson (undated) at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket ; ‘La Poule aux Oeufs D’Or’ (undated) at the Royal Alhambra Theatre. |
| Royal St. James's Theatre |
| Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| Sanger's Grand National Amphitheatre, late Astley's |
| Her Majest'y Theatre, Haymarket |