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1. Add MS 42865

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. I (ff. 445). Feb.-March 1824. (1) 'Pride must have a Fall'('Pride shall have a Fall'), by the Rev. G. Croly. ff. 2-156. (2) 'Orestes' ('Orestes in Argos'), by P. Bayley. ff. 157-273. (3) 'The Stout Gentleman', by N. T. H. Bayly. ff. 274-322. (4) 'Rumfustian...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1824-Mar 1824
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1 item

2. Add MS 42865-43038 C

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Plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office for licensing under the provisions of the Acts regulating the performance of stage plays (10 Geo. II cap. 28 and 6 & 7 Vic. cap. 68)
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The present collection covers the whole of the periods of office, as successive Examiners of Plays, of George Colman, junior (appointed 19 Jan. 1824), and Charles Kemble (appointed 2 Nov. 1836), and part of that of John Mitchell Kemble (appointed 24 Feb. 1840); it also contains two misplaced ite...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
Feb 1824-Dec 1851
Extent:
176 items

3. Add MS 42866

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. II (ff. 508). March-May 1824. (I) 'Death of Life in London or Tom and Jerry's Funeral', by T. L. Greenwood. Printed [1823]. ff. 2-12 b. (2) 'Hugo Bambino'. ff. 13-49 b. (3) 'Charles 2nd or Royal Waggery', by J. H. Payne. ff. 50-124. (4) 'The Spirits of the Mo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1824-May 1824
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 42867

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. III (ff. 457). May-July 1824. (1) 'My Own Man', by R. B. Peake. ff. 2-68. (2) 'The Revolt of the Greeks or the Maid of Athens' altered from 'Rosemeli or the Maid of Athens', by C. E. Walker. ff. 69-93 b. (3) Songs for Drury Lane Theatre. ff. 94-101 b. (4) S...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1824-Jul 1824
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 42868

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. IV (ff. 482). Aug.-Oct. 1824. (1) 'The Frozen Lake' altered from 'The Snow-Track', by J. R. Planché. Act. I (see also 42869, art. 4). ff. 2-16b. (2) 'Jonathan in England' ('Americans Abroad'), by R. B. Peake. ff. 17-57. (3) 'Preciosa the Spanish Gypsey'. ff. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1824-Oct 1824
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 42869

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LORD CHAMBELAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. V (ff. 527). Oct.-Dec. 1824. (1) 'A Deed without a Name'. ff. 2-24. (2) 'The Young Widow or a Lesson for Lovers', by J. T. G. Rodwell. ff. 25-50. (3) 'Der Freischutz', by G. Soane. A revised version of Act 3, Scene 1, is included (ff. 78-83), the Examiner havi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1824-Dec 1824
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 42870

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. VI (ff. 545). Jan.-March 1825. (1) 'Masaniello' ('Masaniello, the Fisherman of Naples'), by G. Soane. ff. 1-68. (2) 'More Blunders than One or the Irish Valet', by G. H. B. Rodwell, new scene (see also 42869, art. 9). ff. 69-83. (3) 'Reverses or the Innocent ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Jan 1825-Mar 1825
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 42871

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. VII (ff. 509). April-May 1825. (1) 'Preciosa or the Spanish Gipsy', [by W. Ball or G. Soane]. ff. 2-53. (2) 'Tribulation or Unwelcome Visitors', by J. Poole. ff. 54-93 b. (3) 'Love makes an Irishman or the Double Disguise'. ff. 94-154. (4) 'The Battle of Wa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1825-May 1825
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 42872

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. VIII (ff. 604). May-Sept. 1825 (see also 42873, 42879, art. 7). On f. 1b is part of the autograph draft of a review (?) by W. B. Donne (cf. 42880, f. 1b). (1) 'Grandpapa'. ff. 3-62. (2) 'Redgauntlet', by W. H. Murray, lacking pp. 19, 20, 37, 38. Printed (1824),...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
May 1825-Sep 1825
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 42873

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. IX (ff. 609). Aug.-Oct. 1825 (see also 42872). (1) 'The Stout Gentleman', by R. B. Peake. ff. 2-43. (2) 'The Green Room or Intrigues and Disasters', by J. Kenney (see also 42879, art. 12). ff. 44-84 b. (3) 'Which is my Cousin?', by R. J. Raymond. ff. 85-103 b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1825-Oct 1825
Extent:
1 item