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040-002003595

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LVI (ff. 727). Jan.-March 1833.

(1) 'Don Quixote, the Knight of the Woeful Countenance, and the Humours of Sancho Panza, his Trusty Squire', by E. Fitzball. ff. 1-76.

(2) 'Othello, the Moor of Fleet Street', by 'W. Breakspeare' (C. M. Westmacott). ff. 77-95.

(3) 'The Nervous Man', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 96-119.

(4) Monologue, 'Dramatick Recollections', by Frances M. Kelly. ff. 120- 210 b.

(5) 'The Cook and the Secretary' altered from 'Fish out of Water', by J. Lunn. ff. 211-251.

(6) '£20,000 Pounds (sic) or London Love'. ff. 252-282 b.

(7) 'The Smuggler Boy', by R. B. Peake. ff. 283-305.

(8) 'Don Juan', by S. Beazley. ff. 306-341 b.

(9) 'The Bravo! A Story of Venice', by J. B. Buckstone. Songs on ff. 361, 370, etc., are autograph. ff. 342-422.

(10) 'Promotion or a Morning at Versailles' ('Promotion or a Morning at Versailles in 1750'), by J. R. Planché. ff. 423-470.

(11) 'The Israelites in Egypt or the Passage of the Red Sea' al. 'The Plagues of Egypt and the Passage of the Red Sea' al. 'The Land of Promise', by M. R. Lacy. ff. 471-514.

(12) 'A Match in the Dark', by C. Dance. ff. 515-557.

(13) 'The Court Secret' ('Reputation or the Court Secret'), by J. R. Planché. ff. 558-596 b.

(14) 'Old Strike a Light or the Spectre of the Rising Sun', by C. Bew. Songs on ff. 606 b, 614, 650 are possibly autograph. ff. 597-650.

(15) 'The Kentuckian or a Trip to New York', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 651- 674.

(16) 'The Maid of Cachmere' altered from 'The Bayadere', by E. Fitzball. ff. 675-692.

(17) 'The Coiners or the Soldier's Oath', by M. R. Lacy. ff. 693-713 b.

(18) 'The Chimney Piece or Natural Magic', by G. H. B. Rodwell. ff. 714- 727 b.

includes:

ff. 1-76, 675-692 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 2, 3 J. Gallot: Letters to G. Colman: 1833.
ff. 77-95 Charles Molloy Westmacott: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1829-1834.
ff. 96-119, 651-674 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 120-210b Frances Maria Kelly, actress and singer: Monologue by: submitted 1833.
ff. 211-251 Joseph Lunn, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
f. 212 George Warbrick, of the Olympic Theatre: Letters to G. Colman: 1832, 1833.
ff. 283-305 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
ff. 284, 559, 652, 694 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to G. Colman: 1829-1833.
ff. 306-341b Samuel Beazley, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1842.
ff. 342-422 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 423-470, 558-596b James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 471-514, 693-713b Michael Rophino Lacy, musician: Plays by: submitted 1827-1849.
ff. 515-557 Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 597-650 (partly autogr. ?) Charles Bew, of Brighton: Plays by: submitted 1831-1833.
ff. 714-727b George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell, author and musician: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.

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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 42920 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LVI (ff. 727). Jan.-March 1833. (1) 'Don Quixote, the Knight of the Woeful Countenance, and the…

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English

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1833

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1833

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Jan 1833-Mar 1833

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Names:

Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Beazley, Samuel, dramatist, 1786–1851
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Bew, Charles, of Brighton
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Gallot, J, correspondent of George Colman, fl 1833
Kelly, Frances Maria, actress and singer
Lacy, Michael Rophino, musician
Lunn, Joseph, dramatist
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Rodwell, George Herbert Buonaparte, author and musician
Warbrick, George, of the Olympic Theatre
Westmacott, Charles Molloy