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040-002003624

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXV (ff. 794). Oct.-Dec. 1838 (see also 42950, art. 16).

(1) 'The Bayaderes' ('Buy-em-dears alias Bay-a-deres'), by Miss E. Rouse. ff. 2-33.

(2) 'The Printer's Devil', by J. R. Planché. ff. 34-51.

(3) 'The Sign Manuel or the Court of Berlin'. ff. 52-77 b.

(4) 'The Mistress of Arts' ('Fanny Sims, Mistress of Arts'), by J. S. Coyne. ff. 78-86.

(5) 'Maid of Palaiseau', by E. Fitzball. ff. 87~108b.

(6) 'The Blue Jackets or Her Majesty's Service', by E. Stirling. Corrections on ff. 114 b, 123 b, etc., are autograph. ff. 109-153.

(7) 'The Conquest of Mysore' ('Arajoon or the Conquest of Mysore'), by J. S. Coyne. ff. 154-173 b.

(8) 'The Foresters or Twenty Five Years since', by T. J. Serle. ff. 174- 205 b.

(9) 'Charlemagne!' altered from 'Charlemagne! or the Pass of Roncesvalles !', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 206-261.

(10) 'A Day (al. Dey) and a Knight or Four and Twenty Hours in Algiers', by C. A. Somerset. ff. 262-299.

(11) 'The Tame Tigers' ('The Tame Tigers or No Harm Done'), by C. Dance. ff. 300-311.

(12) 'A Lesson for Gentlemen or the City Wives', by J. F. Smith. ff. 312- 334.

(13) 'But, however -', by H. Mayhew (the original text is autograph) and H. Baylis (corrections on ff. 356 b, 358, etc., are possibly autograph). ff. 335- 385.

(14) 'Francis 1st', Act I. ff. 386-410.

(15) 'The Idol's Birthday', by J. Oxenford. ff. 411-429 b.

(16) 'Mr Greenfinch', by N. T. H. Bayly. ff. 430-491.

(17) 'Louisa de Lignarolles' ('Louise de Lignarolles or a Lesson for Husbands'), by Julia S. H. Pardoe. ff. 492-521 b.

(18) 'Chaos is come again! or the Race Ball', by J. M. Morton. Autograph. ff. 522-562.

(19) 'Barbara or the Bride of a Day', by J. Kenney. ff. 563-583 b.

(20) 'The Model of a Man', by W. L. Rede. ff. 584-589 b.

(21) 'The Queen's Horse or the Brewer of Preston', by J. R. Planché and M. B. Honan. ff. 590-615.

(22) 'Harlequin and the Silver Bird or the Fairy of the Golden Ladder' ('Harlequin and the Silver Dove or the Fairy of the Golden Ladder'), by H. R. Beverley. ff. 616-620 b.

(23) 'Harlequin and Fair Rosamond or Old Dame Nature and the Fairy Art'. ff. 621-635 b.

(24) 'Nicholas Nickelby', by E. Stirling. Autograph. ff. 636-672 b.

(25) 'Guillaume Tell', by A. Bunn. Corrections on ff. 686, 718 b, etc., are autograph. ff. 673-736.

(26) 'Too Careful by Half or who'd ha' thought it?', by J. Ebsworth. ff. 737-758.

(27) ['Satanas and the Spirit of Beauty'], by J. S. Coyne. ff. 759-794.

includes:

ff. 2-33 Miss E. Rouse: Play by: submitted 1838.
ff. 34-51, 590-615 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 78-86, 154-173b, 759-794 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 87-108b Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 109-153, 636-672b Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 174-205b Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1832-1851.
ff. 175, 523, 564, 622 Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1838-1839.
ff. 206-261 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 262-299 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 300-311 Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 312-334 John Frederick Smith: Plays by: submitted 1834-1840.
ff. 335-385 (partly autogr.) Henry Mayhew, author: Plays by: submitted 1835-1839.
ff. 335-385 (partly autogr.) Henry Baylis: Plays by: submitted 1838, [1839?].
ff. 411-429b John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 430-491 Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, author: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1840.
ff. 492-521b Julia Sophia H. Pardoe, author: Plays by: submitted 1838, 1841.
ff. 522-562 (autogr.) John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 563-583b James Kenney, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1841.
ff. 584-589b William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
ff. 590-615 Michael Burke Honan, correspondent of 'The Times': Play by: submitted 1838.
ff. 616-620b Henry Roxby Beverley, actor, theatre manager, and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1838, 1850.
ff. 673-736 (partly autogr.) Alfred Bunn, theatrical manager and writer: Plays by: submitted 1831-1847.
ff. 737-758 Joseph Ebsworth, dramatist and musician: Plays by: submitted 1825-1849.

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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 42949 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXV (ff. 794). Oct.-Dec. 1838 (see also 42950, art. 16). (1) 'The Bayaderes'…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1838

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1838

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Oct 1838-Dec 1838

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Names:

Baylis, Henry, playwright, fl 1839
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
Beverley, Henry Roxby, actor theatre manager and dramatist
Bunn, Alfred, theatrical manager and writer, 1796-1860
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Ebsworth, Joseph, playwright and musician, 1788-1868
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Honan, Michael Burke, correspondent of 'The Times'
Kenney, James, dramatist; of Add MS 42867
Mayhew, Henry, author
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Pardoe, Julia Sophia H, author
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Rouse, E., Miss
Serle, Thomas James, actor and dramatist
Smith, John Frederick
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert