The Ticket-Of-Leave Man

Ticket‐Of‐Leave Man, The (1863). Tom Taylor's English play, about a parolee whose trusting disposition leads to misadventures, was first played in New York in 1863, six months after its London premiere. The play was a huge success, with W. J. Florence in the principal role of Bob Brierly. Numerous revivals followed for the rest of the century.