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040-002003619

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXX (ff. 903). 1837.

(1) 'Mr Ferguson' al. 'It's All very well Mr Ferguson but you can't sleep here', by W. E. Suter. ff. 2-25 b.

(2) 'Why did he die?' ('Why did you die?'), by C. J. Mathews. ff. 26-72.

(3) 'The Love-Chace', by J. S. Knowles. ff. 73-149 b.

(4) 'Country Squire' ('The Country Squire or Two Days at the Hall'), by C. Dance (see also 42940, art. 5). ff. 150-180.

(5) 'Methinks I see my Father', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 181-209.

(6) 'No Followers', by J. Oxenford. Autograph (?). ff. 210-248.

(7) 'King John with the Benefit of the Act', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 249-261 b.

(8) 'The Blind Father or the Peasant Marchioness', by 'W. T. Moncrieff'. ff. 262-284.

(9) 'Carlo or the Watch Dog', by J. G. Millingen. ff. 285-304.

(10) 'The Assignation or what will my Wife say?', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 305-356.

(11) 'Caractacus', by J. R. Planché. ff. 357-402.

(12) 'Natural Magic', by C. Selby. ff. 403-412 b.

(13) 'Temptation or the Vale of Sarnem (al. Sarnam)', [by G. A. À Beckett or J. G. Millingen]. ff. 413-430 b.

(14)'The Students or the Rebel's Gauntlet'. ff. 431-474 b.

(15) 'The Man with the Nose or a Cure for Love'. ff. 475-485 b.

(16) 'He would be an Actor', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 486-495.

(17) 'The Siege of Corinth', by J. R. Planché. ff. 496-513 b.

(18) 'The Yankee Pedlar' ('The Yankee Pedlar or Old Times in Virginia'), by W. B. Bernard (see also 42939, art. 8). ff. 514-526 b.

(19) 'Serenading', by T. L. Rede. ff. 527-557.

(20) 'The Swiss Swains', by B. N. Webster. ff. 558-574 b.

(21) 'The Little Laundress', by R. B. Peake. ff. 575-609 b.

(22) 'The Queen of the Beggars', by T. J. Serle. ff. 610-650 b.

(23) 'She wants a Guardian or they took the Will for the Deed', by J. S. Coyne. Autograph. ff. 651-694.

(24) 'The Pocketbook or the Two Families'. ff. 695-761b.

(25) 'Belisario', by S. Cammarano. Italian, with English translation by F. M. Doca. Printed (1837). ff. 762-797.

(26) 'The Child of the Wreck', by J. R. Planché. ff. 798-818.

(27) 'Advice Gratis', by C. Dance. ff. 819-836 b.

(28) 'Harlequin Sixpence or the Giant Pennypiece' ('Harlequin Silver Sixpence and the Giant Penny-Piece or the World of Coins'), by G. Dorrington. ff. 837-845.

(29) 'The Cornet or Orders from Head Quarters'. ff. 846-862.

(30) 'The Indian Girl'. ff. 863-892.

(31) 'The Manager's Daughter', by E. R. Lancaster. ff. 893-903.

includes:

ff. 2-25b William E. Suter, dramatist: Play by: submitted [1837?].
ff. 26-72, 181-209, 486-495 Charles James Mathews, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1850.
ff. 73-149b James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
ff. 150-180, 819-836b Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 210-248 John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 249-261b, 305-356, 413-430b Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
ff. 262-284 William Thomas Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1847.
ff. 285-304, 413-430b John Gideon Millingen, physician and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1827-1837.
ff. 357-402, 496-513b, 798-818 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 403-412b Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 514-526b William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 527-557 William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
ff. 558-574b Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
f. 575 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1838.
ff. 575-609b Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
ff. 610-650b Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1832-1851.
ff. 651-694 (autogr.) Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 762-797 Federico Massimiliano Doca, translator: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.: Ital. and Engl.: Printed.
ff. 762-797 Salvatore Cammarano, librettist: Plays by: submitted 1837-1847.: Ital.: Printed.
ff. 837-845 G. Dorrington: Play by: submitted 1837.
f. 893-903 Edward Richardson Lancaster: Play by: submitted [1837?].

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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 42944 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXX (ff. 903). 1837. (1) 'Mr Ferguson' al. 'It's All very well Mr Ferguson but…

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English
Italian

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Latin

Start Date:

1837

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1837

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1837

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A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, barrister and comic writer, 1811-1856
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Cammarano, Salvatore, librettist, 1801-1852
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Doca, Federico Massimiliano, translator and poet, fl 1834-1859
Dorrington, G, playwright, fl 1837
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Lancaster, Edward Richardson
Mathews, Charles James, actor and dramatist
Millingen, John Gideon, physician and writer
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
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Serle, Thomas James, actor and dramatist
Suter, William E, dramatist
Thomas, William Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist