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040-002003603

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXIV (ff. 766). Sept.-Dec. 1834.

(1) 'My Wife's Bed Room' ('Bed and Board'). ff. 1-15 b.

(2) 'The Warden of Galway', by the Rev. E. Groves. ff. 16-85 b.

(3) 'The Sylph' ('The Kitchen Sylph'), by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 86-98 b.

(4) 'The Widow Queen', by T. J. Serle. ff. 99-133.

(5) 'A Friend in Need', by C. M. Westmacott. ff. 134-168.

(6) 'The Christening', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. I70, 171 are autograph. ff. 169-190 b.

(7) 'Genevieve! or the Maid of Switzerland' altered from 'The Maid of Switzerland', by Margaret Wilson. Printed (n.d.), with manuscript additions. ff. 191-199 b.

(8) 'The Regent', by J. R. Planché. ff. 200-238.

(9) 'Oscar the Bandit' ('Oscar the Bandit or the March of Crime'), by I. Pocock. ff. 239-289 b.

(10) 'Tom, Jerry and Logick's Hop at Brighton'. ff. 290-332 b.

(11) 'The Red Mask' altered from 'The Bravo' ('The Red Mask or the Council of Three'), by J. R. Planché. ff. 333-373.

(12) 'Hermann or the Broken Spear'. ff. 374-411.

(13) 'Name the Winner', by J. G. Millingen. ff. 412-439.

(14) 'The Manager'. ff. 440-452 b.

(15) 'The First Night or my Own Ghost', by T. Parry. ff. 453-470 b.

(16) 'Agnes de Vere' ('Agnes de Vere or the Broken Heart'), by J. B. Buckstone. Songs on ff. 471, 474, etc., are autograph. ff. 471-511.

(17) 'Modern Honor or the Sharper in High Life', by Catherine G. F. Gore. ff. 512-552 b.

(18) 'Tam O' Shanter', by H. R. Addison. ff. 553-570 b.

(19) 'How to get off', by C. Dance. ff. 571-623.

(20) 'The Unfinished Gentleman' ('Jack Rag out of Place'), by C. Selby. ff. 624-647.

(21) 'St Mark's Eve', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 648-670.

(22) 'The New Actress!!! or Poor Mrs Potter!!' altered from 'Interruption or Poor Mrs Potter', by H. R. Addison. ff. 671-693.

(23) 'Reflection', by Elizabeth Planché. ff. 694-705 b.

(24) 'Telemachus or the Island of Calypso', by J. R. Planché and C. Dance. ff. 706-736.

(25) 'Harlequin and Queen Mab or Finetta and the Three Glass Distaffs', by F. Reynolds. ff. 737-741 b.

(26) 'King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table', by I. Pocock. ff. 742-759 b.

(27) 'Bell Pantomime' ('Oranges and Lemons or Harlequin and the Bells of St Clements'), by R. N. Lee. ff. 760-766.

includes:

ff. 16-85b Reverend Edward Groves, of Dublin: Play by: submitted 1834.
ff. 86-98b, 169-190b, 471-511 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 99, 191, 374 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to G. Colman: 1828-1836.
ff. 99-133 Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1832-1851.
ff. 134-168 Charles Molloy Westmacott: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1829-1834.
ff. 135, 572 James Vining, actor: Letters to G. Colman: 1831-1835.
ff. 191-199b Margaret Wilson, née Harries; author; wife of Cornwell Baron Wilson: Plays by: submitted 1834, 1836.: Printed.
ff. 200-238, 333-373, 706-736 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 239-289b, 742-759b Isaac Pocock, painter and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1826-1839.
ff. 412-439 John Gideon Millingen, physician and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1827-1837.
ff. 453-470b Thomas Parry, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 512-552b Catherine Grace Frances Gore, novelist and dramatist; wife of Captain C A Gore: Plays by: submitted 1831-1844.
ff. 553-570b, 671-693 Henry Robert Addison, JP; writer and editor: Plays by: submitted 1833-1850.
ff. 571-623, 706-736 Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 624-647 Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 648-670 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
ff. 694-705b Elizabeth Planché, wife of James Robinson Planché: Plays by: submitted 1833-1838.
ff. 737-741b Frederic Reynolds, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1840.
ff. 760-766 Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).

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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 42928 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXIV (ff. 766). Sept.-Dec. 1834. (1) 'My Wife's Bed Room' ('Bed and…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1834

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1834

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Sep 1834-Dec 1834

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Names:

A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, barrister and comic writer, 1811-1856
Addison, Henry Robert, JP, writer and editor
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Gore, Catherine Grace Frances, novelist and dramatist; wife of Captain C A Gore
Groves, Edward Kelly, of Dublin, clergyman, writer and political activist, 1777-c 1854
Lee, Richard Nelson, actor and dramatist
Millingen, John Gideon, physician and writer
Parry, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Planché, Elizabeth, wife of James Robinson Planché, 1796-1846
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
Reynolds, Frederic, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Serle, Thomas James, actor and dramatist
Vining, James, actor
Westmacott, Charles Molloy
Wilson, Margaret, née Harries; author; wife of Cornwell Baron Wilson