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Add MS 42872
- Record Id:
- 040-002003547
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002003539
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x000147
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- ISAD(G)
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- 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), with manuscript alterations. ff. 63-96b.
(3) 'The Recluse or the Valley of St Gothard'. ff. 97- 121b.
(4) 'All a Mistake'. ff. 122-191.
(5) 'The Ramsbottoms at Rheims or the French Coronation', by R. B. Peake. ff. 192-246.
(6) ) Part of 'Five Minutes too Late; or 'The elopement to Rheims.' by G. Colman. Autograph draft. ff. 247-255.
(7) 'The Talisman, a Tale of the Crusaders'. ff. 256-316.
(8) 'Il Crociato in Egitto' al. 'The Crusaders in Egypt', by G. Rossi. Italian, with English translation by W. J.Walter. Printed (1825). ff. 317-360 b.
(9) 'Who's at Home or Married or not Married' ('Who's at Home? or Man and Wife before Marriage'). ff. 361-390.
(10) 'The Rival Valets', by J. Ebsworth. ff. 391-420.
(11) 'I wish you may get it'. ff. 421-448.
(12) 'Nadir-Shah! or the Sultan and the Soldier'. ff. 449-495.
(13) 'Omala or the Settlers of America' altered from 'The Caffre or the Settlers of the Cape', by E. Fitzball. ff. 496-529 b.
(14) 'The Sorrows of Werter or Love, Liquor and Lunacy' altered from 'Werter and Charlotte or Love, Liquor and Lunacy'. ff. 530-545 b.
(15) 'Killigrew! or King Charles at Tunbridge Wells!'. ff. 546-604.
includes:
- f. 1b William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays: Draft of a review(?): circ. 1868.: Autogr. fragm.
- f. 4 James Winston, theatre manager: Letters to G. Colman: 1824-1827.
- ff. 63-96b (printed) William Henry Murray, actor-manager: Plays by: submitted 1825-1837.
- f. 123 Charles Kemble, actor: Letters to G. Colman: 1824-1830.
- ff. 192-246 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
- ff. 247-255 (autogr., imperf.) George Colman, the younger; dramatist: Plays by: submitted [1825?], 1837.
- ff. 317-360b William Joseph Walter, writer: Plays by: submitted [1825?], 1826.: Printed.
- ff. 317-360b (printed) Gaetano Rossi, librettist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1840.: Ital.
- ff. 361, 449 Samuel James Arnold, dramatist: Letters to G. Colman: 1824-1835.
- ff. 391-420 Joseph Ebsworth, dramatist and musician: Plays by: submitted 1825-1849.
- ff. 496-529b Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
- f. 497 William Vining, actor: Letters to G. Colman: 1825.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002003539
040-002003547 - Is part of:
- Add MS 42865-43038 C : Plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office for licensing under the provisions of the Acts regulating the performance…
Add MS 42872 : 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… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002003539[0008]/040-002003547
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 42865-43038 C
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
Italian - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1825
- End Date:
- 1825
- Date Range:
- May 1825-Sep 1825
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Names:
- Arnold, Samuel James, dramatist
Colman, George, the younger, dramatist
Donne, William Bodham, journalist, librarian and censor, 1807-1882
Ebsworth, Joseph, playwright and musician, 1788-1868
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Kemble, Charles, actor
Murray, William Henry, actor-manager
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Rossi, Gaetano, librettist
Vining, William, actor
Walter, William Joseph, writer
Winston, James, theatre manager