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040-002003623

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032-002003539

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x000193

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LORDS CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXIV (ff. 813). July-Oct.1838.

(1) 'The M.P. for the Rotten Borough!', by M. Lemon. ff. 2-16 b.

(2) 'New Notions', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 17-34 b.

(3) 'Tarnation Strange or More Jonathans', by 'W. T. Moncrieff'. ff. 35- 119 b.

(4) 'The Artist's Wife', by G. A. À Beckett. ff. 120-191.

(5) 'Page 21! or a Leaf Missing' al. 'Page 21! of an Interesting History' ('Page 21 or the Great Cigar'), by G. Almar. ff. 192-221.

(6) 'Rouge et Noir', by J. Ebsworth. ff. 222-231 b.

(7) 'Up and down or the Road of Life', by 'W. T. Moncrieff'. ff. 232-343.

(8) 'The Emigrant's Daughter, a Tale of the Neutral Ground', by R. J. Raymond. ff. 344-358.

(9) 'Frederick of Prussia or the King and the Comedian' ('Frederick of Prussia or the Monarch and the Mimic' al. 'The King of Prussia'), by C. Selby. Printed (n.d.). ff. 359-372.

(10) 'The Devil's Opera', by G. Macfarren. ff. 373-398 b.

(11) 'The Grey Doublet', by M. Lemon. ff. 399-412 b.

(12) 'A Lesson for the Ladies', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 413-461 b.

(13) 'Self Accusation or a Brother's Love', by M. Lemon. ff. 462-485.

(14) 'Captain Stevens', by C. Selby. Printed (n.d.). ff. 486-500 b.

(15) 'Tom Noddy's Secret', by N. T. H. Bayly. ff. 501-538 b.

(16) 'Jacques Strop' ('Jacques Strop or a Few More Passages in the Life of the Renowned and Illustrious Robert Macaire'), by C. Selby. ff. 539-591.

(17) 'Mischievous Eyes', by N. T. H. Bayly. ff. 592-615 b.

(18) 'The Law of Brama or the Burning Sacrifice' ('The Law of Brahma or the Hindoo Widow'). ff. 616-623 b.

(19) 'My Grandfather's Will or the Man of Straw', by F. Reynolds. ff. 624-645.

(20) 'A Race for a Rarity' ('A Race for a Rarity or the Bayaderes'). ff. 646- 654 b.

(21) 'Brown, Jones and Robinson, a Legend of the Hackney Road'. ff. 655-669.

(22) 'Harlequin and Jack Frost or Old Goody Hearty', by F. Reynolds. ff. 670-696.

(23) 'Ask No Questions', by C. Selby. ff. 697-720.

(24) 'Jealousy!' by C. and Mrs F. S. Shannon. ff. 721-735 b.

(25) 'The Maid of Mariendorpt', by J. S. Knowles. ff. 736-813.

includes:

ff. 2, 222, 344, 373, 399, 462 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836-1838.
ff. 2-16b, 399-412b, 462-485 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 17-34b William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 35-119b, 232-343 William Thomas Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1847.
ff. 120-191 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
ff. 192-221 George Almar, theatre manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1838-1850.
ff. 222-231b Joseph Ebsworth, dramatist and musician: Plays by: submitted 1825-1849.
ff. 344-358 Richard John Raymond, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1825-1847.
ff. 359-372 (printed), 486-500b (printed), 539-591, 697-720 Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 373-398b George MacFarren, dramatist and theatrical manager: Plays by: submitted 1826-1846.
ff. 413-461b John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 501-538b, 592-615b Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, author: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1840.
ff. 624-645 Francis Reynolds: Play by: submitted 1838.
ff. 656, 722 Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1838-1839.
ff. 670-696 Frederic Reynolds, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1840.
ff. 721-735b Mrs F. S. Shannon: Play by: submitted 1838.
ff. 721-735b Charles Shannon: Plays by: submitted 1828-1838.
ff. 736-813 James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.

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040-002003623

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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 42948 : LORDS CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXIV (ff. 813). July-Oct.1838. (1) 'The M.P. for the Rotten Borough!', by M. Lemon. ff.…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1838

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1838

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Jul 1838-Oct 1838

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Names:

A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, barrister and comic writer, 1811-1856
Almar, George, theatre manager and dramatist
Bayly, Nathaniel Thomas Haynes, poet, dramatist, writer, 1797-1839,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083672793,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27808896
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Ebsworth, Joseph, playwright and musician, 1788-1868
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
MacFarren, George, dramatist and theatrical manager
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Raymond, Richard John, dramatist
Reynolds, Francis, of Add MS 42948
Reynolds, Frederic, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Serle, Thomas James, actor and dramatist
Shannon, Charles
Shannon, F. S., Mrs
Thomas, William Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist