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Add MS 42917

Record Id:
040-002003592
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002003539
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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x000174
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Add MS 42917
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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LIII (ff. 879). June-Aug. 1832.

(1) 'The Wolf and the Lamb', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 1-37.

(2) 'The Haunted Inn', by R. B. Peake (see also 42889, art. 11). Finales on ff. 53, 68 b-69 are autograph. ff. 38-69.

(3) 'The Climbing Boy', by R. B. Peake. The Finale on f. 118 is autograph. ff. 70-118 b.

(4) 'La Straniera' al. 'The Stranger', by F. Romani. Italian, with English translation. Printed (I832). ff. 119-157 b.

(5) 'A Duel in Richelieu's Time', by Caroline Boaden. ff. 158-211 b.

(6) 'The Court Jester', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 212-304.

(7) 'Macbeth', by C. M. Heigel. German, with English translation. Printed (1832). ff. 305-351.

(8) 'The Dilosk Gatherer or the Eagle of the Cliff' altered from 'The Dillosk Girl or the Eagle of the Cliff' ('The Dillosk Gatherer or the Eagle's Nest'), by E. Fitzball. ff. 352-405 b.

(9) 'Le Mariage d'Argent', by A. E. Scribe. French. Printed (1828). ff. 406-481 b.

(10) 'Henri III et sa Cour', by A. Dumas, père. French. Printed (1829). ff. 482-569 b.

(11) 'Don Juan'. German, with English translation. Printed (1832). ff. 570- 651.

(12) 'Second Thoughts', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 652-721.

(13) 'Call again tomorrow' altered from 'I promise to pay', by J. T. Trueba y Cosío. ff. 722-750. (I4) 'Quite out of the Common or Little and Good'. ff. 751-788.

(15) 'The Galley of St Nicholas or Lewes-Brightolston May 17, 1076', by C. Bew. ff. 8I4, 8i8-823, etc., are possibly autograph. ff. 789-843.

(16) 'The Conscript's Sister', by J. Banim. ff. 844-879.

includes:

  • ff. 1-37, 212-304 Charles James Mathews, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1850.
  • ff. 38-69 (partly autogr.), 70-118b (partly autogr.) Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
  • ff. 39, 71, 353, 723, 725, 726, 751b Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to G. Colman: 1828-1836.
  • ff. 119-157b Felice Romani, writer: Plays by: submitted 1826-1843.: Ital.: Mostly printed.
  • ff. 158-211b Caroline Boaden, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1832.
  • ff. 305-351 Caesar Max Heigel, actor and dramatist: Play by: submitted 1832.: Germ.: Printed.
  • ff. 352-405b Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
  • ff. 406-481b Auguste Eugène Scribe, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 482-569b Alexandre Dumas, Père, French writer: Plays by: submitted 1832-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
  • f. 571 Chowne, of the King's Theatre, Haymarket: Letter to G. Colman: 1832.
  • ff. 652-721 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
  • ff. 722-750 Joaquin Telesforo Trueba y Cosio, writer and politician: Plays by: submitted 1831-1832.
  • ff. 789-843 (partly autogr. ?) Charles Bew, of Brighton: Plays by: submitted 1831-1833.
  • ff. 844-879 John Banim, author: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1827-1836.
  • f. 845 Samuel James Arnold, dramatist: Letters to G. Colman: 1824-1835.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
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Additional Manuscripts
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040-002003592
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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 42917 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LIII (ff. 879). June-Aug. 1832. (1) 'The Wolf and the Lamb', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 1-37.…
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Languages:
English
French
German
Italian
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Latin
Start Date:
1832
End Date:
1832
Date Range:
Jun 1832-Aug 1832
Era:
CE
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Names:
Arnold, Samuel James, dramatist
Banim, John, writer, 1798-1842
Bew, Charles, of Brighton
Boaden, Caroline, dramatist
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Chowne, of the King's Theatre, Haymarket
Dumas, Alexandre, called Père, writer, 1802-1870
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Heigel, Caesar Max, actor and dramatist
Mathews, Charles James, actor and dramatist
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Romani, Felice, writer
Scribe, Auguste Eugène, dramatist
Trueba y Cosio, Joaquin Telesforo, writer and politician