8 5 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁popular ▁song ▁Kill ar ney , ▁which ▁remained ▁a ▁concert ▁hall ▁favour ite ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Fal con er , ▁who ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁bound less ▁energy , ▁also ▁turned ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁theatre ▁man aging . ▁It ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁with ▁F . ▁B . ▁Ch atter ton ▁that ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London . ▁Fal con er ▁was ▁not ▁above ▁using ▁his ▁position ▁to ▁stage ▁his ▁own ▁plays . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁Ext rem es , ▁a ▁comedy ▁of ▁man ners , ▁which ▁was ▁performed ▁on ▁his ▁opening ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁August . ▁ ▁A ▁rep orter ▁for ▁The ▁Times ▁review ed ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁said : ▁" The ▁characters ▁are ▁sharp ly ▁defined ▁and ▁exactly ▁of ▁a ▁kind ▁to ▁be ▁perfectly ▁intellig ible ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁audience ." ▁Several ▁more ▁of ▁Fal con er ' s ▁own ▁pieces ▁soon ▁followed , ▁including ▁Frances ca ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁Fal con er ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁after ▁just ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years , ▁although ▁he ▁res umed ▁the ▁role ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁Yet ▁more ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁plays ▁soon ▁followed , ▁including ▁Woman , ▁Love ▁Again st ▁The ▁World ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁and ▁Pe ep ▁o ' ▁Day ▁in ▁November ▁