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Name Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist

1. Add MS 33964

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ORIGINAL LETTERS of sovereigns and noblemen, actors, artists, and authors; arranged in each class, according to the nationalities of the writers, under the beads of England, Flanders, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States of America; 16th-19th centt. The names of writers are given in the Index. Among them are:- Qu. Elizabeth. William III. John, Duke of Marlborough. Francis I. of France. Catharine de'Medici. Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia. Mary...
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George Colman, senior: Letters to, conc. C. Macklin's acting at Covent Garden: 1774. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter, when Envoy at the Hague, conc. treaty with Sweden: 1701. includes: f. 1 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Lord North: 1593. f. 1 Roger North, 2nd Baron North: ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Swedish
Date Range:
16th century-19th century
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2. Add MS 38071

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COLLECTION of letters, receipts, autographs, etc., of musicians, artists, actors, and others, comprising, besides others included in the index, the following:- 1. Renunciation by Haydn of rights in the first six "Salomon" overtures, or symphonies; 13 Aug. 1795. Signed. Germ. f. 5. 2. Wrapper...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
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1 item

3. Add MS 38111

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Correspondence of Leigh Hunt; 1807-1859. Paper; ff.451. Charles Ollier, publisher: Letters to Leigh Hunt: 1815-1858, n.d. includes: f. 1 Harriet Martineau: Letter to Leigh Hunt: 1851. ff. 4, 143, 187, 232, 234, 260, 313, 337, 378, 383 George Lillie Craik, author; of Macmillan and Co., publish...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1807-1859
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1 item

4. Add MS 42578

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SHERBORN AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. IV (ff. 251). Music and Drama. 4 BM Poetry ENGLISH: Speght's edition of Chaucer, with G. Harvey's marginalia.: 1598. includes: f. 1 Janet Achurch, actress; wife of C Carrington: Letter to Miss Becher: n.d. f. 3 Sir George Alexander, actor and manager, St James's Th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
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1 item

5. Add MS 42909

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XLV (ff. 730). Feb.-April 1831. (1) 'My Great Aunt' altered from 'Expectations' ('My Great Aunt or where there's a Will'), by J. R. Planché (the Finale forms 42907, art. 10). ff. 1-40. (2) 'Taken by Surprise' altered from 'Real Wolf at Last'. ff. 41-91. (3) '...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Feb 1831-Apr 1831
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1 item

6. Add MS 42919

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LV (ff. 793). Oct.-Dec. 1832. (1) 'The Dark Diamond', by T. Wade. ff. 1-51. (2) 'Kill or Cure', by C. Dance. ff. 52-90. (3) 'A Recent Event'. ff. 91-160. (4) 'Petticoat Government', by G. Dance (see also 42950, art. 3). ff. 161- 212. (5) 'Henriette the Fo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1832-Dec 1832
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1 item

7. Add MS 42935

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXI (ff. 866). Feb.-April 1836 (see also 42940, art. 25). (1) 'Music Mad' ('Widow Wiggins'), by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 15-17 and songs on ff. 10 b, 13 are autograph. ff. 2-I7. (2) Monologue, 'Webster's Wallet of Whims and Waggaries', by B. N. Webster. ff. 18-38....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Feb 1836-Apr 1836
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1 item

8. Add MS 42941

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXVII (ff. 871). March-April 1837. (1) 'Mabel's Curse', by Anna M. Hall. ff. 2-69. (2) 'The Norwich Festival or the Shuttle, the Loom and the Fleece', by T. J. Dibdin. ff. 70-115. (3) 'Come of Age or the Happy Return'. ff. 116-136. (4) 'Une Position Délica...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Mar 1837-Apr 1837
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1 item

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LORD CHAMBELAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXVIII (ff.744). May-Oct.1837. (1) 'Caius Marius, the Plebeian Consul', by T. Doubleday. Printed (1836). ff. 2-56 b. (2) 'Jack Brag', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 57-91. (3) 'Walter Tyrrell', by E. Fitzball. ff. 92-138 b. (4) 'Margaret of Ragensburg'. ff. 139-15...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
May 1837-Oct 1837
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1 item

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXIX (ff. 994). Oct.-Dec. 1837. (1) 'The Afancesado (sic)' ('The Afrancesado or Secrecy and Truth'), by T. J. Serle. ff. 2-30. (2) 'The Parole of Honor!', by T. J. Serle. ff. 31-82 b. (3) 'The Original', by J. M. Morton. ff. 83-98 b. (4) 'The Barbers of Ba...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Oct 1837-Dec 1837
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1 item