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040-002003596
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032-002003539
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Add MS 42921
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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LVII (ff. 660). March-May 1833.

(1) Address for 'Madame Vestris'. ff. 1-2b.

(2) 'The Elfin-Sprite or the Grim Grey Woman', by C. Farley. ff. 3-18.

(3) 'The Twin Sisters' ('Open House or the Twin Sisters'), by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 19-99.

(4) 'Proteus or Sketches of Character'. ff. 100-131 b.

(5) 'Philip of Anjou' ('Philip of Anjou or an Adventure in the Forest'). ff. 132-152 b.

(6) 'The Twa Ghaists or Mucklestane Manor'. ff. 153-179 b.

(7) 'Dominique the Deserter' ('Dominique the Deserter or the Gentleman in Black'), by W. H. Murray. ff. 180-235.

(8) 'Unfit for Service'. ff. 236-267.

(9) 'Alice Gray'. ff. 268-301 b.

(10) 'The Wife or a Tale of Mantua', by J. S. Knowles. ff. 302-335 b.

(11) 'Ellen Wareham', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 336-445.

(12) 'The Jolly Beggars', by Robert Burns. Printed (1818). ff. 446-450 b.

(13) 'Rip Van Winkle' ('Rip Van Winkle or a Legend of the Kaatskill Mountains'), by C. Burke. ff. 451-494.

(14) 'Zampa oder die Marmorbraut' al. 'Zampa or the Marble Bride'. German, with English translation. Printed (1833). ff. 495-549 b.

(15) 'The Mill of the Loire' ('The Soldier's Widow or the Ruins of the Mill' al. 'The Deserted Mill'), by E. Fitzball. ff. 550-573 b.

(16) 'The Cellar Spectre'. ff. 574-589 b.

(17) 'La Sonnambula', by S. Beazley. ff. 590-612.

(18) 'Horse and Foot or the Galopade'. ff. 613-642 b. (I9) Address for the Olympic Theatre, by J. S. Knowles. ff. 643-644 b.

(20) 'The Nabob for an Hour', by J. Poole. ff. 645-660 b.

includes:

  • ff. 1-2b Lucia Elizabeth Mathews, called 'Madame Vestris', actress: Addresses for: submitted 1826-1833.
  • ff. 5, 303, 647 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to G. Colman: 1829-1833.
  • ff. 19-99, 336-445 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
  • ff. 132, 550, 574 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to G. Colman: 1828-1836.
  • ff. 180-235 William Henry Murray, actor-manager: Plays by: submitted 1825-1837.
  • f. 181 William Henry Murray, actor-manager: Letter to G. Colman: 1833.
  • f. 268 Samuel James Arnold, dramatist: Letters to G. Colman: 1824-1835.
  • ff. 302-335b James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
  • f. 337 Percy Farren, actor-manager: Letters to G. Colman: 1826-1833.
  • ff. 446-450b James Russell, actor, of the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh: Songs for his Benefit: submitted 1833.
  • ff. 446-450b Robert Burns, poet: Play by: submitted 1833.: Printed.
  • f. 447 James Russell, actor, of the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh: Letter to G. Colman: 1833.
  • ff. 451-494 Charles Burke, dramatist: Play by: submitted 1833.
  • ff. 550-573b Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
  • ff. 590-612 Samuel Beazley, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1842.
  • ff. 643-644b James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Address by, for the Olympic Theatre: submitted 1833.
  • ff. 645-660b John Poole, writer: Plays by: submitted 1824-1836.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
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040-002003596
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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 42921 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LVII (ff. 660). March-May 1833. (1) Address for 'Madame Vestris'. ff. 1-2b. (2) 'The…
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Languages:
English
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Latin
Start Date:
1833
End Date:
1833
Date Range:
Mar 1833-May 1833
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CE
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Names:
Arnold, Samuel James, dramatist
Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Beazley, Samuel, dramatist, 1786–1851
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Burke, Charles, dramatist
Burns, Robert, poet and lyricist, 1759-1796,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000081108515
Farren, Percy, actor-manager, fl 1806-1833
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Mathews, Lucia Elizabeth, called 'Madame Vestris', actress
Murray, William Henry, actor-manager
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Poole, John, writer
Russell, James, actor, of the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh