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040-002003626

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032-002003539

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x000196

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXVII (ff. 684) March- June 1839.

(1) 'Now or never', by G. Dance. ff. 2-22 b.

(2) 'My Little Adopted', by N. T. H. Bayly. ff. 23-44 b.

(3) 'The Giant of Palestine'. ff. 45-59.

(4) 'Our Cousin German' ('Our Cousin German or I did it for the Best'), by C. J. Mathews. Corrections on ff. 64, 65, etc., are autograph. ff. 60-112.

(5) 'A Day's Training'. ff. 113-128.

(6) 'Latin, Love and War or if the Cap fits ye, wear it', by G. Macfarren. ff. 129- 147 b.

(7) 'The King's Wager' ('The King's Wager or the Camp, the Cottage and the Court'), by T. E. Wilks, Parts 2 and 3. Printed [1837 ?], with manuscript additions. ff. 148-174.

(8) 'The Jealous Husband'. ff. 175-191 b.

(9) 'Henrique or the Love Pilgrim', by J. T. Haines. ff. 192-224.

(10) 'A Troublesome Lodger', by H. Mayhew and H. Baylis. ff. 225-235.

(11) 'The Irishman's Dream or am I myself or Another?' ff. 236-248.

(12) 'All in the Dark', by F. L. Horne. ff. 249-291.

(13) 'Agnes Bernauer, the Maid of Augsburg', by T. J. Serle. ff. 292-315.

(14) 'Sayings and Doings or the Rule of Contrary', by J. M. Morton. Autograph. ff. 316-350.

(15) 'The Fairy Lake or the Magic Veil' ('The Fairy Lake or the Enchanted Veil'), by C. Selby (see also 42953, art. 3). ff. 351-383.

(16) 'I will be a Duchess! or a Little Flirting!', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 384- 430 b.

(17) 'Dr Dilworth', by J. Oxenford. ff. 431-444.

(18) 'My Wife's Dentist or the Balcony Beau' altered from 'The Balcony Beau', by T. E. Wilks. ff. 445-464.

(19) 'My Lover'. ff. 465-480 b.

(20) 'Meet me by Moonlight' ('Meet me by Moonlight or the Irish Astrologer'), by T. Parry. ff. 481-501 b.

(21) 'The Happy Man', by S. Lover. ff. 502-510.

(22) 'Brother Tom or Dear Relations', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 511-523.

(23) 'A Family Likeness'. ff. 524-553.

(24) 'Le Poltron', by J. F. A. Bayard, 'Monsieur Alphonse' and 'Monsieur Regnault' (see also 42986, art. 22). French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 554-566 b.

(25) 'The Love Spell or the Mountebank of Ravenna', by T. H. Reynoldson. Songs (ff. 568-579 b) are printed (1839). ff. 567-593 b.

(26) 'Nicholas Nickleby' ('Nicholas Nickleby and Poor Smike or the Victim of the Yorkshire School'), by 'W. T. Moncrieff'. ff. 594-684.

includes:

ff. 2-22b George Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1844.
ff. 23-44b Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, author: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1840.
ff. 38+-430b, 511-523 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 60-112 (partly autogr.) Charles James Mathews, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1850.
ff. 129-147b George MacFarren, dramatist and theatrical manager: Plays by: submitted 1826-1846.
ff. 148-174 (printed, imperf.), 445-464 Thomas Egerton Wilks, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
ff. 192-224 John Thomas Haines, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1825-1848.
ff. 193, 293, 317 Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Letters to C. Kemble: 1838-1839.
ff. 225-235 Henry Baylis: Plays by: submitted 1838, [1839?].
ff. 225-235 Henry Mayhew, author: Plays by: submitted 1835-1839.
ff. 249-291 F. Lennox Horne, writer of plays: Play by: submitted 1839.
ff. 292-315 Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1832-1851.
ff. 316-350 John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 351-383 Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 431-444 John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 481-501b Thomas Parry, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 502-510 Samuel Lover, song-writer, novelist and painter: Plays by: submitted 1835-1841.
ff. 554-566b Baron Alphonse de Chavanges,; called 'Monsieur Alphonse', dramatist: Play by: submitted 1839, 1845.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 554-566b Jean Charles A. Potron, writer of plays: Plays by: submitted 1839-1845.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 554-566b Jean François Alfred Bayard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 567-593b (partly printed) Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 594-684 William Thomas Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1847.

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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 42951 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXVII (ff. 684) March- June 1839. (1) 'Now or never', by G. Dance. ff. 2-22 b. (2)…

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Languages:

English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1839

End Date:

1839

Date Range:

Mar 1839-Jun 1839

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Names:

Bayard, Jean François Alfred, dramatist, 1796-1853
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
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Chavanges, Alphonse, Baron, called 'Monsieur Alphonse', dramatist
Dance, George, Knight, dramatist, librettist, 1857-1932
Haines, John Thomas, actor and playwright, c 1799-1843
Horne, F Lennox, writer of plays
Lover, Samuel, writer, painter and composer, 1797-1868
MacFarren, George, dramatist and theatrical manager
Mathews, Charles James, actor and dramatist
Mayhew, Henry, author
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Parry, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Potron, Jean Charles A, writer of plays
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Serle, Thomas James, actor and dramatist
Thomas, William Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist
Wilks, Thomas Egerton, dramatist