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040-002003573

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032-002003539

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x000161

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XXXIV (ff. 688). Nov.-Dec. 1829.

(1) 'Snakes in the Grass', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 1-37.

(2) 'Billy Taylor' ('Billy Taylor or the Gay Young Fellow'), by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 38-60.

(3) 'Two Nights' ('Les Deux Nuits or the Night before the Wedding'), by E. Fitzball. ff. 61-100 b.

(4) 'Scan. Mag. or the Village Gossip', by I. Pocock. ff. 101-124 b.

(5) 'The Brigand Chief' altered from 'Massaroni or the Brigand Chief', by J. R. Planché. Autograph. ff. 125-162.

(6) 'Black-Eyed Sukey or All in the Dumps', by F. F. Cooper. ff. 163- 206.

(7) 'Black-Eyed Susan or All in the Downs!', by D. W. Jerrold. Printed [1829]. ff. 207-227 b.

(8) 'Follies of Fashion', by R. Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall. ff. 228- 308.

(9) 'Treacherous Black or the Monkey of the Wreck, al. 'Jack Robinson and his Monkey'. ff. 309-354 b.

(10) Songs, 'The Loves of Lang Syne'. ff. 355-361.

(11) 'Robert the Devil ! (altered from le Diable) or the Bridal Ring' ('Robert the Devil, Duke of Normandy'), by R. J. Raymond. ff. 362-387 b.

(12) Songs, etc., from 'Royal Fugitive'. ff. 388-396.

(13) 'Elephant' ('The Elephant of Siam or the Fire-Fiend'), by S. Beazley. ff. 397-468.

(14) 'Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder', by D. W. Jerrold. f. 470 is autograph. ff. 469-549.

(15) 'The Phrenologists', by T. Wade. ff. 550-578.

(16) Address for the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum Benefit, by W. H. Freeman. ff. 579-580 b.

(17) 'Harlequin Vulcan and Venus or who kill'd Cock Robin?'. ff. 58I- 599.

(18) 'Ninetta or the Maid of Palaiseau', by E. Fitzball. ff. 600-643.

(19) 'Jack in the Box or Harlequin and the Princess of the Hidden Island' ('Jack in the Box or Harlequin and the Princess of the Hidden Island or Heigho and Rum Go'), by W. Barrymore. ff. 644-648 b.

(20) 'Gammer Gurton and the Dwarf or Harlequin and the Magic Needle', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 649-656 b.

(21) 'The Polar Star or Harlequin King of the Golden Mountain'. ff. 657- 688.

includes:

ff. 1-37, 38-60, 649-656b John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 61-100b, 600-643 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 62, 102, 363, 551, 580, 583, 601 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to G. Colman: 1829-1833.
ff. 101-124b Isaac Pocock, painter and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1826-1839.
ff. 125-162 (autogr.) James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 163-206 Frederick Fox Cooper, dramatist and newspaper proprietor: Plays by: submitted 1827-1847.
ff. 207-227b (printed), 469-549 (partly autogr.) Douglas William Jerrold, author: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 228-308 Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall: Play by: submitted 1829.
ff. 355-361 Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, author: Songs by: submitted 1829-1834.
ff. 362-387b Richard John Raymond, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1825-1847.
f. 397 D. Grove, of the Adelphi Theatre: Letters to G. Colman: 1825-1830.
ff. 397-468 Samuel Beazley, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1842.
ff. 550-578 Thomas Wade, poet: Plays by: submitted 1828-1832.
ff. 579-580b W. H. Freeman: Address by, for the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum Benefit: submitted 1829.
ff. 644-648b William Barrymore, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1830.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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040-002003573

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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 42898 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XXXIV (ff. 688). Nov.-Dec. 1829. (1) 'Snakes in the Grass', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 1-37.…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1829

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1829

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Nov 1829-Dec 1829

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Names:

Barrymore, William, actor and dramatist, 1759-1830
Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Bayly, Nathaniel Thomas Haynes, poet, dramatist, writer, 1797-1839,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083672793,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27808896
Beazley, Samuel, dramatist, 1786–1851
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Butler, Richard, 2nd Earl of Glengall, politician, 1794-1858
Cooper, Frederick Fox, dramatist and newspaper proprietor
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Freeman, W. H.
Grove, D, correspondent of George Colman, fl 1825
Jerrold, Douglas William, author, 1803-1857
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Pocock, Isaac, painter and dramatist
Raymond, Richard John, dramatist
Wade, Thomas, poet