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Add MS 42913

Record Id:

040-002003588

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002003539

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x000170

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Add MS 42913

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XLIX (ff. 811). Oct.-Dec. 1831 (see also 42893, art. 3).

(1) 'Gervase Skinner'. ff. 1-72.

(2) 'Hyder Ali or the Lions of Mysore', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 73-94.

(3) 'The Love Charm or the Village Coquette', by J. R. Planché. ff. 95-123.

(4) 'The Three Beauties of Dresden', by G. Vandenhoff. ff. 124-187.

(5) 'The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 188-226.

(6) 'The Irish Ambassador', by J. Kenney. ff. 227-252.

(7) 'The Widow or my Uncle's Will'. ff. 253-296.

(8) 'Country Quarters', by I. Pocock. ff. 297-309 b.

(9) 'The Barber of Seville'. Acts 2 and 3 are printed, with manuscript alterations. ff. 310-384.

(10) 'The Bride of Ludgate', by D. W. Jerrold. ff. 385-472.

(11) 'Town Favourites' al. 'Favorites (sic) in Town' ('Favourites in Town or Stage Arrivals'). ff. 473-511 b.

(12) 'Lords and Commons', by Catherine G. F. Gore. ff. 512-566.

(13) Song, finale to 'The Beggar's Opera'. ff. 567-568b.

(14) 'The Dumb Belle' altered from 'Woman's Tongue', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 569-627.

(15) 'Damon and Pythias', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 628-654 b.

(16) 'Olympick Devils or Orpheus and Eurydice', by J. R. Planché and C. Dance. The song on f. 672, and corrections throughout, are in the autograph of J. R. Planché. ff. 655-685.

(17) 'My Own Lover' altered from 'The Spanish Lovers', by G. H. B. Rodwell. ff. 686-73 3 b.

(18) 'Harlequin and Little Thumb or the Seven Leagued Boots'. ff. 734- 743 b.

(19) 'Hop O'My Thumb and his Brothers or Harlequin and the Ogre', by C. Farley. ff. 744-758 b.

(20) 'Harlequin and Bopeep or the Old Woman that lived in a Shoe' ('Harlequin and Little Bopeep or the Old Woman that lived in a Shoe'), by 'H. Younge' (J. B. Buckstone) and - Foster. ff. 759-768 b.

(21) 'Pyramus and Thisbe' ('Pyramus and Thisbe or the Party Wall'), by C. J. Mathews. ff. 769-811.

includes:

ff. 73-94, 628-654b, 759-768b John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 95-123, 655-685 (partly autogr.) James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 124-187 George Vandenhoff, actor: Play by: submitted 1831.
ff. 188-226, 569-627 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 227-252 James Kenney, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1841.
ff. 228, 297, 745 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to G. Colman: 1829-1833.
ff. 297-309b Isaac Pocock, painter and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1826-1839.
ff. 385-472 Douglas William Jerrold, author: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 512-566b Catherine Grace Frances Gore, novelist and dramatist; wife of Captain C A Gore: Plays by: submitted 1831-1844.
ff. 655-685 Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 686-733b George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell, author and musician: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 744-758b Charles Farley, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1833.
ff. 759-768b Foster: Play by: submitted 1831.
ff. 769-811 Charles James Mathews, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1850.

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Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002003539
040-002003588

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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 42913 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XLIX (ff. 811). Oct.-Dec. 1831 (see also 42893, art. 3). (1) 'Gervase Skinner'. ff. 1-72.…

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032-002003539[0049]/040-002003588

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Languages:

English

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Latin

Start Date:

1831

End Date:

1831

Date Range:

Oct 1831-Dec 1831

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Names:

Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Farley, Charles, actor and dramatist, 1771-1859
Foster, of Add MS 42913
Gore, Catherine Grace Frances, novelist and dramatist; wife of Captain C A Gore
Jerrold, Douglas William, author, 1803-1857
Kenney, James, dramatist; of Add MS 42867
Mathews, Charles James, actor and dramatist
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
Rodwell, George Herbert Buonaparte, author and musician
Vandenhoff, George, actor