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040-002003614

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXV (ff. 935). 1836 (artt.

1-8, Dec.).

(1) 'The Parish Revolution', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 2-25.

(2) 'Harlequin and George Barnewell or the London 'Prentice', by 'H. Younge' (J. B. Buckstone). ff. 26-35 b.

(3) 'The Miserables', by C. M. Young. ff. 36-88.

(4) 'Bletchington House or the Warning Voice' altered from 'The Warning Voice', by T. Gaspey. ff. 89-135.

(5) 'Harlequin and Old Gammer Gurton or the Lost Needle', by F. Reynolds. ff. 136-145.

(6) 'Un' Avventura di Scaramuccia', by F. Romani. Italian, with English translation. Printed (1836). ff. 146-190 b.

(7) 'The Duchess de la Vaubaliere', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 191-224.

(8) 'The Yankee Pedlar' ('The Yankee Pedlar or Old Times in Virginia'), by W. B. Bernard (see also 42944, art. 18). ff. 225-239 b.

(9) 'Richard Darlington', by 'Messieurs Dinaux'. French. Printed (1834). ff. 240-267 b.

(10) 'Un Trait de Paul Ier ou le Czar et la Vivandière', by A. E. Scribe and P. Duport. French. Printed (1833). ff. 268-325 b.

(11) 'The Farmer and Pheasant' ('Pheasant Shooting or Farmer and Pheasant' al. 'Poachers and Petticoats'), by C. P. Thompson. ff. 326-355.

(12) 'The Miniature'. ff. 356-383.

(13) 'Love is Blind or Manners make the Man', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 384-407.

(14) 'Wealth and Want or the Barnburners', by W. L. Rede. ff. 408- 443.

(15) 'Life in America: the Flight, the Pursuit, the Voyage', by W. L. Rede. ff. 444-479.

(16) 'Emigration' ('Emigration or the Village, the Voyage and the Bush'), by T. E. Wilks. ff. 480-488.

(17) 'Barrack Room', by N. T. H. Bayly. ff. 489-502 b.

(18) 'Sir Roger de Coverly (sic)', by J. F. Smith (see also 42926, art. 5). ff. 503-533 b.

(19) 'The Duchess of Ormond', by J. Banim. ff. 534-570.

(20) 'The Strange Gentleman', by Charles Dickens. ff. 587 b, 589 b, 616 b, 637 b, and some corrections throughout, are autograph. See Brit. Mus. Quart., XXIV, 1961, pp. 22-25. ff. 571-644.

(21) 'The Fallen Spirit or Leon of Marana' ('The Doom of Morana (sic) or the Spirit of Good and Evil'), by J. B. Buckstone. Songs on ff. 653 b, 662, etc., are autograph. ff. 645-677.

(22) 'Diplomacy or Private and Confidential' ('Court Favour or Private and Confidential'), by J. R. Planché. ff. 678-721.

(23) 'Les Brigands', by J. Crescini (see also 42937, art. 10). Italian, with French translation. Printed (1836). ff. 722-761 b.

(24) 'Les Duels ou la Famille Darcourt', by 'Monsieur Mélesville' and P. F. A. Carmouche. French. Printed (1834). ff. 762-794 b.

(25) 'La Tour de Nesle', by F. Gaillardet and A. Dumas, père. French. Printed (1833). ff. 795-849 b.

(26) 'Le Rêve du Mari ou le Manteau', by F. G. J. S. Andrieux. French. Printed (1826). ff. 850-879 b.

(27) Songs from 'The Maid of Artois', by A. Bunn. Printed (1836). ff. 881-893 b.

(28) 'Les Sept Péchés Capitaux ou la Famille du Quaker', by 'A. de Leuven' and L. Lhérie (the first and last leaves form 42936, art. 2). French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 894-899.

(29) 'Un Tissu d'Horreurs', by 'Monsieur Léon' and V. Lhérie. French. Printed (1836). ff. 900-918 b.

(30) 'Deux Maîtresses', by F. Arvers. French. Printed (1836). ff. 919-935 b.

includes:

ff. 2-25, 384-407 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
ff. 26-35b, 191-224, 645-677 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
f. 27 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1837.
ff. 36-88 Charles Michael Young: Plays by: submitted 1836.
ff. 89-135 Thomas Gaspey, novelist and journalist: Play by: submitted 1836.
ff. 136, 534 Alfred Bunn, theatrical manager and writer: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836, 1839.
ff. 136-145 Frederic Reynolds, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1840.
f. 146 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1838.
ff. 146-190b Felice Romani, writer: Plays by: submitted 1826-1843.: Ital.: Mostly printed.
ff. 225-239b William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 240-267 b Jacques Félix Beudin, called (with P P Goubaux) 'Messieurs Dinaux', dramatist and politician: Plays by: submitted 1835, [1836?].: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 240-267b Prosper parfait Goubaux, called 'Prosper Parfait', dramatist: Plays by: submitted [1836?], 1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 268-325b Paul Duport, alias 'Monsieur Paulin'; writer of plays: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 268-325b Auguste Eugène Scribe, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 326-355 C. Pelham Thompson, alias Thomson: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1828-1836.
ff. 356, 571 John Braham, tenor and composer: Letters to G. Colman: 1836.
ff. 408-443, 444-479 William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
ff. 480-488 Thomas Egerton Wilks, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
ff. 489-502b Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, author: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1840.
ff. 503-533b John Frederick Smith: Plays by: submitted 1834-1840.
ff. 534-570 John Banim, author: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1827-1836.
ff. 571-644 (partly autogr.) Charles Dickens, novelist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1837.
ff. 678-721 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 722-761 b Jacopo Crescini, poet and dramatist: Play by: submitted [1836?].: Ital.: Printed.
ff. 762-794b Pierre François Adrien Carmouche, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 762-794b Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 795-849b Alexandre Dumas, Père, French writer: Plays by: submitted 1832-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 795-849b Frédéric Gaillardet, dramatist and journalist: Play by: submitted [1836?].: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 850-879b François Guillaume Jean Stanislas Andrieux, dramatic poet: Play by: submitted [1836?].: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 880-893b Alfred Bunn, theatrical manager and writer: Songs by: submitted [1836?].
ff. 894-899 Comte Adolphe de Ribbing, called 'Adolphe de Leuven', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 894-899 (imperf.), 900-918b Léon Lévy Lhérie, called 'Léon Brunswick' and 'Monsieur Léon'; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1850.: Fr.: Mostly printed.
ff. 900-918b Victor Lhérie, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1836.: Fr.: Mostly printed.
ff. 919-935b Félix Arvers, poet and dramatist: Play by: submitted [1836?].: Fr.: Printed.

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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 42939 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXV (ff. 935). 1836 (artt. 1-8, Dec.). (1) 'The Parish Revolution', by G. A. À Beckett.…

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1836

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1836

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1836

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