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040-002003622

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032-002003539

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x000192

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXIII (ff.886). May-July 1838.

(1) 'Lynn Wives or the Biter's Bit'. ff.2-22 b.

(2) 'The Siege of Lynn'. ff. 23-59.

(3) 'Mr Pickwick or the Sayings and Doings of Sam Weller', by F. C. Nantz. ff. 60-94 b.

(4) 'Le Diadeste: the Veiled Lady' ('Diadeste or the Veiled Lady'), by E. Fitzball. Autograph. ff. 95-174.

(5) 'The Barber Barrister' ('The Irish Barrister'), by R. J. Raymond. ff. 175-205.

(6) 'Patter v. Clatter', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 206-218 are autograph. ff. 206- 230.

(7) 'Sam Weller's Tour or the Pickwickians in France', by 'W. T. Moncrieff '. f. 311 b is autograph. ff. 231 b-407.

(8) 'Woman's Wit or Love's Disguises', by J. S. Knowles. ff. 408-451.

(9) 'The White Horse of the Peppers', by S. Lover. ff. 452-503.

(10) ' 102 or the Veteran and his Progeny', by H. M. Milner. ff. 504-516.

(11) 'The Irish Lion', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 517-539 b.

(12) 'The Mother', by D. W. Jerrold. ff. 540-594.

(13) 'Little Sins and Pretty Sinners', by C. Selby. ff. 595-623.

(14) 'Anonymous'. ff. 624-637.

(15) 'The Lady of the Lions' ('The Lady of Lions or Clod, the Bellows Mender'), by M. M. G. Dowling. ff. 638-656 b.

(16) 'Rosalie or the Exile's Daughter', by W. L. Rede. ff. 712 b, 715- 718 b, etc., are possibly autograph. ff. 657-727.

(17) 'Acis and Galatea'. ff. 728-741 b.

(18) 'Lying in Ordinary', by R. B. Peake. Songs on ff. 742 b, 752, etc., are autograph. ff. 742-761 b.

(19) 'Gemini!', by R. B. Peake. Songs on ff. 766, 768, etc., are autograph. ff. 762-780.

(20) 'Rob of the Fen', by M. Lemon. ff. 781-830.

(21) 'Le Démon de la Nuit', by J. F. A. Bayard and É. Arago. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 831-843.

(22) 'The Queen's Command', by 'W. Shakespeare' (- Walton). ff. 844- 861 b.

(23) 'Shakspeare and Burbage or Royal Precedence', by 'W. T. Moncrieff'. ff. 862-886 b.

includes:

ff. 60-94b Frederic Coleman Nantz: Plays by: submitted 1830, 1838.
ff. 95-174 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 175-205 Richard John Raymond, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1825-1847.
ff. 206-230 (partly autogr.) Charles James Mathews, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1850.
ff. 231b-407 (partly autogr.), 862-886b William Thomas Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1847.
ff. 408-451 James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
ff. 409, 625 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to C. Kemble: 1837-1840.
ff. 452-503 Samuel Lover, song-writer, novelist and painter: Plays by: submitted 1835-1841.
ff. 504-516 Henry M. Milner: Plays by: submitted 1827-1838.
ff. 517-539b John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 540-594 Douglas William Jerrold, author: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 595-623 Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 638-656b Maurice Mathew George Dowling, barrister, of Liverpool: Plays by: submitted 1836-1838.
ff. 657-727 (partly autogr. ?) William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
ff. 742, 762, 781, 844 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1838.
ff. 742-761b (partly autogr.), 762-780 (partly autogr.) Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
ff. 781-830 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 831-843 Étienne Arago, writer and politician: Plays by: submitted 1834-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 831-843 Jean François Alfred Bayard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 844-861b Walton: Play by: submitted 1838.

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040-002003622

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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 42947 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXIII (ff.886). May-July 1838. (1) 'Lynn Wives or the Biter's Bit'. ff.2-22 b. (2)…

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Languages:

English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1838

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1838

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May 1838-Jul 1838

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Names:

Arago, Étienne, writer and politician
Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Bayard, Jean François Alfred, dramatist, 1796-1853
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Dowling, Maurice Mathew George, of Liverpool, barrister and policeman, 1788-1853
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Jerrold, Douglas William, author, 1803-1857
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Lover, Samuel, writer, painter and composer, 1797-1868
Mathews, Charles James, actor and dramatist
Milner, Henry M.
Nantz, Frederic Coleman
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Raymond, Richard John, dramatist
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Thomas, William Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist
Walton, of Add MS 42947