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040-002003613
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032-002003539
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Add MS 42938
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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXIV (ff. 897). Sept.-Dec. 1836, except art. 6 (June 1836).

(1) 'The Tradesman's Ball', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 2-26.

(2) 'Novelty or New Scenes and Old Faces', by W. L. Rede. ff. 27- 37 b.

(3) 'The Gaberlunzie Man', by W. L. Rede. ff. 38-56 b.

(4) 'The Hindoo Robber or the Leopards of the Jumna', by E. Fitzball. Autograph. ff. 57-l18b.

(5) 'I will have an Uncle', by C. Dance. ff. 119- 135.

(6) 'The Sexton of Cologne or the Burgomaster's Daughter', by E. Fitzball. ff. 136-158.

(7) 'Mutual Expence (sic) or a Female Travelling Companion', by E. Fitzball. Autograph. ff. 159-229 b.

(8) 'Harmony Hall or Music Run Mad', by J. Lunn. fr. 230-243.

(9) 'The Gladiator' ('Spartacus'), by R. M. Bird. ff. 244-269 b.

(10) 'Poor and Content'. ff. 270-279.

(11) 'Every Body's Widow', by S. Beazley. ff. 280-292.

(12) 'The Queer Subject', by J. S. Coyne. ff. 293-306.

(13) 'Delicate Attentions', by J. Poole. ff. 307-345.

(14) 'The Village Coquettes', by Charles Dickens. ff. 391 b, 428 b autograph. See Brit. Mus. Quart., XXIV, 1961, pp. 22-25. ff. 346-447.

(15) 'Thalaba the Destroyer or the Burning Sword', by E. Fitzball. Autograph except ff. 450, 453, 466, 468. ff. 448-497.

(16) 'The Daughter' ('The Wrecker's Daughter'), by J. S. Knowles. ff. 498-541 b.

(17) 'Turning the Tables' ('Quite the Reverse'), by J. Poole (see also 42904, art. 10). ff. 542-559 b.

(18) 'The Two Figaros', by J. R. Planché. ff. 560-592.

(19) 'Pauline or the Passage of the Beresina' ('Paulina or the Passage of the Beresina'), by W. B. Bernard. ff. 593-636 b.

(20) 'The Enchanted Horn'. ff. 637-669.

(21) 'Rape of the Lock', by J. Oxenford. ff. 670-696.

(22) 'L'Elisir d'Amore' al. 'The Love Philter', by F. Romani. Italian, with English translation. Printed [1836]. ff. 697-718 b.

(23) 'Cowardy, Cowardy Custard or Harlequin and the Magic Mustard Pot' ('Cowardy, Cowardy Custard or Harlequin Jim Crow and the Magic Mustard Pot'). ff. 719-729.

(24) 'The Double Dilemma or Cupid's Vagaries or the Twin Sisters of Champagne' altered from' Cupid's Vagaries or the Twin Sisters of Champagne', by C. Dance. ff. 730-749 b.

(25) 'Riquet with the Tuft', by J. R. Planché and C. Dance. ff. 750- 774.

(26) 'Il Furioso all' Isola di S. Domingo', by G. Ferretti. Italian. Printed [1836]. ff. 775-795 b.

(27) 'Hush! or Secrets at Court', by J. Kenney. ff. 796-814 b.

(28) 'Euphernia or the Destroyer of Genaize', by C. M. Young. Two copies. Printed (1837), to middle of Act 3, Scene 2, with concluding scenes in manuscript. ff. 815-897 b.

includes:

  • ff. 2-26 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
  • ff. 27-37b, 38-56b William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
  • f. 38 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to G. Colman: 1828-1836.
  • ff. 57-118b, 136-158, 159-229b, 448-497 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
  • ff. 58, 160 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to G. Colman: 1835-1836.
  • ff. 119-135, 730-749b, 750-774 Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
  • f. 137 George Wilson, copyist: Letter to G. Colman: 1836.
  • f. 139 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Letter to G. Colman: 1836.
  • ff. 230-243 Joseph Lunn, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
  • ff. 244-269b Robert Montgomery Bird, MD; dramatist and novelist: Play by: submitted [1836?].
  • ff. 280-292 Samuel Beazley, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1842.
  • ff. 293-306 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
  • ff. 307-345, 542-559b John Poole, writer: Plays by: submitted 1824-1836.
  • ff. 346-447 (partly autogr.) Charles Dickens, novelist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1837.
  • f. 347 John Braham, tenor and composer: Letter to C. Kemble: 1836.
  • f. 449 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1837.
  • ff. 498-541b James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
  • ff. 560-592, 750-774 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
  • ff. 593-636b William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
  • ff. 670-696 John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 697-718b Felice Romani, writer: Plays by: submitted 1826-1843.: Ital.: Mostly printed.
  • f. 775 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1838.
  • ff. 775-795b Giacopo Ferretti, librettist: Plays by: submitted 1832-1846.: Ital.: Printed.
  • ff. 796-814b James Kenney, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1841.
  • ff. 815-897b (partly printed) Charles Michael Young: Plays by: submitted 1836.

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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 42938 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXIV (ff. 897). Sept.-Dec. 1836, except art. 6 (June 1836). (1) 'The Tradesman's…
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Start Date:
1836
End Date:
1836
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Sep 1836-Dec 1836
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Names:
A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, barrister and comic writer, 1811-1856
Beazley, Samuel, dramatist, 1786–1851
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Bird, Robert Montgomery, MD; dramatist and novelist
Braham, John, tenor and composer, 1777-1856,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000118386843,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27821078
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Dickens, Charles John Huffam, novelist, 1812-1870,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000448885549,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/88666393
Ferretti, Giacomo, writer and librettist, 1784-1852
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Kenney, James, dramatist; of Add MS 42867
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Lunn, Joseph, dramatist
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
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
Poole, John, writer
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Romani, Felice, writer
Wilson, George, copyist
Young, Charles Michael