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040-002003608

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXIX (ff. 864). Nov.-Dec. 1835.

(1) 'The Barbers at Court', by H. Mayhew and G. Smith. ff. 1-41.

(2) 'The Jewess!', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 42-57 b.

(3) 'Family Peculiarities' ('Family Peculiarities or the Sisters Three'). ff. 58-72 b.

(4) 'The Mazourka'. ff. 73-88.

(5) 'A Family Party' ('The Family Party or the Philosopher Puzzled'). ff. 89-143.

(6) 'A Clear Case', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 144-160.

(7) 'King O'Neill or the Reign of an Hour' ('King O'Neil or the Irish Brigade'), by Catherine G. F. Gore. ff. 161-196 b.

(8) 'Agnes Sorel', by G. A. À Beckett. Songs on ff. 203, 205, etc., are autograph. ff. 197-230.

(9) 'The Humpback'd Lover', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 231-264.

(10) 'Old and Young Stagers' ('The Old and Young Stager'), by W. L. Rede. ff. 265-321.

(11) Address for J. Liston. ff. 322-323 b.

(12) 'The Man with the Carpet Bag', by G. A. À Beckett. Printed (n.d.), with manuscript alterations. ff. 324-337 b.

(13) 'The Married Rake', by C. Selby. Printed [1835], with manuscript additions. ff. 338-355 b.

(14) 'The Lord of the Isles or the Gathering of the Clans', by E. Fitzball. Printed (1835). ff. 356-385 b.

(15) 'The Bas-Bleu' ('Le Bas Bleu or the Fall of the Leaf'), by W. H. Logan. ff. 391-436 are autograph. ff. 386-442.

(16) 'The Bronze Horse or the Spell of the Cloud King', by E. Fitzball. ff. 443-459.

(17) 'A French Company', by G. A. À Beckett. Songs on ff. 472, 481 are autograph. ff. 460-492.

(18) 'Doves in a Cage', by D. W. Jerrold. ff. 493-517.

(19) 'Too Late for Dinner'. ff. 518-576.

(20) 'The Minerali or the Betrothed' ('The Minerali or the Dying Gift'), by H. W. G. Plunkett. ff. 577-647.

(21) 'The Elfin-Queen or the Battle of the Fairies'. ff. 648-662 b.

(22) 'The Olympic Pic Nic', by S. Lover. ff. 663-701.

(23) 'Ride A-Cockhorse to Banbury Cross or Harlequin and the Lady with Bells to her Toes', by J. H. Webb. ff. 702-708.

(24) 'Rasselas or the Happy Valley'. ff. 709-742.

(25) 'The Bronze Horse', by A. Bunn. Songs on ff. 745-746, 749-750, etc., are autograph. ff. 743-813.

(26) Address for Fanny Stirling and J. B. Buckstone. ff. 814-815 b.

(27) 'A House Divided' ('Uncle Oliver or a House Divided'), by J. T. Haines. ff. 816-864.

includes:

ff. 1-41 George Smith: Plays by: submitted 1835, 1836.
ff. 1-41 Henry Mayhew, author: Plays by: submitted 1835-1839.
ff. 2, 664 James Vining, actor: Letters to G. Colman: 1831-1835.
ff. 3-18 Charles Farley, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1833.
ff. 42-57b John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 144-160, 197-230 (partly autogr.), 324-337 b (printed), 460-492 (partly autogr.) Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
ff. 161-196b Catherine Grace Frances Gore, novelist and dramatist; wife of Captain C A Gore: Plays by: submitted 1831-1844.
ff. 162, 444 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to G. Colman: 1835-1836.
ff. 231-264 Charles James Mathews, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1850.
ff. 265-321 William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
ff. 322-323b John Liston, actor: Addresses for: submitted 1824, 1835.
ff. 338-355b (printed) Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 356-385b (printed), 443-459 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 386-442 William Hugh Logan, banker and writer: Play by: submitted 1835.: Partly autogr.
f. 388 William Brewer, MD: Letter to G. Colman: 1835.
f. 389 William Hugh Logan, banker and writer: Letter to G. Colman: 1835.
ff. 493-517 Douglas William Jerrold, author: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 577-647 Henry Willoughby Gratton Plunkett, called 'H P Gratton', dramatist and actor: Plays by: submitted 1827-1840.
ff. 663-701 Samuel Lover, song-writer, novelist and painter: Plays by: submitted 1835-1841.
ff. 702-708 J. H. Webb: Play by: submitted 1835.
ff. 743-813 (partly autogr.) Alfred Bunn, theatrical manager and writer: Plays by: submitted 1831-1847.
ff. 814-815 b John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Address for, with Fanny Stirling: submitted 1835.
ff. 814-815b Mary Anne al. Fanny Stirling, afterwards Gregory; actress; wife of Edward Stirling alias Lambert and (1894) of Sir C H Gregory: Address for, with J. B. Buckstone: submitted 1835.
ff. 816-864 John Thomas Haines, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1825-1848.

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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 42933 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXIX (ff. 864). Nov.-Dec. 1835. (1) 'The Barbers at Court', by H. Mayhew and G. Smith. ff.…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1835

End Date:

1835

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Nov 1835-Dec 1835

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Names:

A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, barrister and comic writer, 1811-1856
Brewer, William, MD
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Bunn, Alfred, theatrical manager and writer, 1796-1860
Farley, Charles, actor and dramatist, 1771-1859
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Gore, Catherine Grace Frances, novelist and dramatist; wife of Captain C A Gore
Haines, John Thomas, actor and playwright, c 1799-1843
Jerrold, Douglas William, author, 1803-1857
Liston, John, actor; of Add MS 42868
Logan, William Hugh, banker and writer
Lover, Samuel, writer, painter and composer, 1797-1868
Mathews, Charles James, actor and dramatist
Mayhew, Henry, author
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Plunkett, Henry Willoughby Gratton, called H P Gratton, playwright and actor, 1808-1889
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Smith, George, of Add MS 42933
Stirling, Mary Anne al. Fanny, afterwards Gregory; actress; wife of Edward Stirling alias Lambert and (1894) of Sir C H Gregory
Vining, James, actor
Webb, J. H.