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040-002003615
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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXVI (ff. 1007). Jan.-March 1837, except art. 25 (March 1836).

(1) 'The Duchess de la Vallière', by Lord Lytton. Printed (1836). ff. 1- 104 b.

(2) 'The Wager or how to furnish a House without Money', by J. Parry. ff. 105-135.

(3) 'The Humours of an Election' al. 'Female Canvass' altered from 'Who do you vote for?', by J. S. Coyne. Autograph. ff. 136-178.

(4) 'Nina' ('La Pazza per Amore'), by J. Ferretti. Italian, with English translation. Printed (1837). ff. 179-222 b.

(5) 'The Country Squire! or Two Days at the Hall', by C. Dance (see also 42944, art. 4). ff. 223-290.

(6) 'Love in a Village', by I. Bickerstaffe. Printed (n.d.). ff. 291-317 b.

(7) 'Folly and Friendship', by Elizabeth Planché. ff. 318-329 b.

(8) 'The Lord of the Manor', by J. Burgoyne. Printed (n.d.). ff.330-359 b.

(9) 'Un Anno ed un Giorno', by Marchese D. Andreotti. Italian. Printed (1836). ff. 360-370 b.

(10) 'The Peacock and the Crow', by T. Parry. ff. 371-397.

(11) 'Douglas' ('Douglas Travestie'), by W. L. Rede. ff. 398-408 b.

(12) 'Pedrillo or the Castle of Andalusia' altered from 'The Castle of Andalusia', by J. O'Keeffe. Printed (n.d.). ff. 409-445 b.

(13) 'Halt! or the Sentinel'('The Sentinel'), by J. M. Morton. ff. 446-458 b.

(14) 'The Mayor of Garratt', by S. Foote (see also 42874, art. 6). Printed (n.d.), with manuscript additions. ff. 459-473 b.

(15) 'A Maiden's Fame! or a Legend of Lisbon' altered from 'Inez! or a Legend of Lisbon', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 474-499.

(16) 'The Refugee' ('The French Refugee'), by Anna M. Hall. ff. 500-540.

(17) 'Hassan Pasha' ('Hassan Pacha or the Arab's Leap'). ff. 541-565.

(18) 'Fair Rosamond', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 566-600.

(19) 'Zohrab the Hostage! or the Fortress of Mezanderan', by E. Fitzball. ff. 601-624.

(20) 'Is she his Wife? or Something Singular!' altered from 'Something Singular!', by Charles Dickens. See Brit. Mus. Quart., xxiv, 1961, pp. 22- 25. ff. 625-648.

(21) 'False Colours or the Free-Trader', by E. Fitzball. ff. 649-667.

(22) 'The Gamester Father' ('The Gamester Father or Precept without Practice'). ff. 668-717.

(23) 'Ruth Tudor or the Reel Smuggler'. ff. 718-737 b.

(24) 'The Postilion', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 738-786.

(25) 'The Fate of War!' ('The Fate of War or Adventures in Camp'), by C. Selby. ff. 787-821 b.

(26) 'Virginia Mummy', by T. D. Rice. ff. 822-867.

(27) 'Early Days of King Hal' ('King Hal's Early Days'). ff. 868-909 b.

(28) 'The King of the Danube and the Water Lily', by J. B. Buckstone, Act 1. ff. 910-922.

(29) 'The Gallantee-Show or Mr Peppercorn at Home' ('A Gallantee Showman or Mr Peppercorn at Home'), by D. W. Jerrold. ff. 923-952.

(30) 'Noureddin and the Fair Persian or the Bright Star of Morn'. ff. 953- 1007.

includes:

  • ff. 1-104b (printed) Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton; afterwards Bulwer-Lytton: Plays by: submitted 1837-1851.
  • ff. 2, 224, 602, 650, 954 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1837.
  • ff. 105-135 John Parry, musician, composer and dramatist; d.1851: Plays by: submitted 1824-1837.
  • ff. 136-178 (autogr.) Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
  • ff. 179-222b Giacopo Ferretti, librettist: Plays by: submitted 1832-1846.: Ital.: Printed.
  • ff. 223-290 Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
  • ff. 291-317 b Isaac Bickerstaff, writer of plays: Plays by: submitted 1837.: Printed.
  • ff. 318-329b Elizabeth Planché, wife of James Robinson Planché: Plays by: submitted 1833-1838.
  • ff. 330-359b Lt.-Gen. John Burgoyne, MP; dramatist: Play by: submitted 1837.: Printed.
  • f. 360 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1838.
  • ff. 360-370b Marchese Domenico Andreotti: Play by: submitted 1837.: Ital.: Printed.
  • ff. 371-397 Thomas Parry, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
  • ff. 398-408b William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
  • ff. 409-445b John O'Keeffe, dramatist: Play by: submitted 1837.: Printed.
  • ff. 446-458b John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
  • ff. 459-473b Samuel Foote, d 1777 actor: Play by, submitted: 1825, 1837.: Printed.
  • ff. 474-499 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
  • ff. 500-540 Anna Maria Hall, author: Plays by: submitted 1837-1844.
  • ff. 566-600 Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 601-624, 649-667 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
  • ff. 625-648 Charles Dickens, novelist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1837.
  • ff. 738-786 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
  • ff. 787-821b Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
  • f. 788 Michael Rophino Lacy, musician: Letters to G. Colman: 1835.
  • ff. 822-867 Thomas Dartmouth Rice, minstrel: Plays by: submitted 1837, 1839.
  • ff. 910-922 (imperf.) John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
  • ff. 923-952 Douglas William Jerrold, author: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.

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Add MS 42940 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXVI (ff. 1007). Jan.-March 1837, except art. 25 (March 1836). (1) 'The Duchess de la…
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Italian
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Start Date:
1837
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1837
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Jan 1837-Mar 1837
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A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, barrister and comic writer, 1811-1856
Andreotti, Domenico, Marchese
Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Bickerstaff, Isaac, writer of plays
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Burgoyne, John, army officer, dramatist, and politician, 1723-1792
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
Foote, Samuel, actor and playwright, fl 1721-1777
Hall, Anna Maria, née Fielding; writer, 1800-1881
Jerrold, Douglas William, author, 1803-1857
Lacy, Michael Rophino, musician
Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, né Bulwer; writer and politician, 1803-1873
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
O'Keeffe, John, dramatist
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Parry, John, musician composer and dramatist, d1851
Parry, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Planché, Elizabeth, wife of James Robinson Planché, 1796-1846
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Rice, Thomas Dartmouth, minstrel
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist