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040-002003628

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXIX (ff. 914). Sept.-Dec. 1839.

(1) 'Alive and Merry', by C. Dance. ff. 2-36.

(2) 'His Last Legs', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 37-67 b.

(3) 'The Fairy Lake or the Magic Veil' ('The Fairy Lake or the Enchanted Veil'), by C. Selby (see also 42951, art. 15). Printed [1839], with manuscript additions. ff. 68-87.

(4) 'Jack Sheppard', by J. B. Buckstone, Acts 1 and 4. ff. 88-113.

(5) 'French Polish', by J. Lunn. ff. 114-134.

(6) 'The Sea Captain' ('The Sea-Captain or the Birth-Right'), by Lord Lytton. ff. 135-180 b.

(7) 'Our Beadle'. ff. 181-186.

(8) 'Love!', by J. S. Knowles. ff. 187-303.

(9) 'Hainault Forest' altered from 'The Woodman', by Sir H. B. Dudley. Printed [1827], with manuscript additions. ff. 304-311 b.

(10) 'Bone Squash'('Bone Squash Diabolo'), by T. D. Rice. ff. 312-319.

(11) 'Don't be frightened!', by J. M. Morton. ff. 320-380.

(12) An unidentified play. ff. 381-397.

(13) 'Crichton' ('The Knight of the Dragon and the Queen of Beauty' al. 'The Dragon Knight or the Queen of Beauty'), by E. Stirling. ff. 398-415.

(14) 'Woman's Trials' ('The Lucky Horseshoe or Woman's Trials'), by T. Parry. ff. 416-473.

(15) 'A Night at the Bastille' ('The Lady of Belleisle or a Night in the Bastille'), [by T. Archer or J. M. Gully]. ff. 474-547.

(16) 'The Pupil of Da Vinci', by M. Lemon. ff. 548-591.

(17) 'HB', by R. B. Peake. ff. 592-606.

(18) 'Harlequin and the Merrie Devil of Edmonton or the Great Bed of Ware !'. ff. 607-629.

(19) 'Harlequin and Mother Red Cap or Merlin and Fairy Snowdrop', by R. N. Lee. ff. 631-646, 648-649 are possibly autograph. ff. 630-649.

(20) 'Harlequin Jack Sheppard or the Blossom of Tyburn Tree'. ff. 650- 668.

(21) 'Money', by Lord Lytton, Acts 1-3. ff. 669-794.

(22) 'Jack Sheppard'. ff. 795-914.

includes:

ff. 2-36 Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 37-67b William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 68-87 (printed) Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 88-113 (imperf.) John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 114-134 Joseph Lunn, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
ff. 135-180b, 669-794(imperf.) Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton; afterwards Bulwer-Lytton: Plays by: submitted 1837-1851.
ff. 187-303 James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
ff. 188, 321, 608 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to C. Kemble: 1837-1840.
ff. 304-311b Sir Henry Bate Dudley, 1st Baronet Prebendary of Ely: Play by: submitted 1839.: Printed.
ff. 312-319 Thomas Dartmouth Rice, minstrel: Plays by: submitted 1837, 1839.
ff. 320-380 John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 398-415 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 416-473 Thomas Parry, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 474-547 Thomas Archer, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1848.
ff. 474-547 James Manby Gully, physician: Play attrib. to: submitted 1839.
f. 548 Alfred Bunn, theatrical manager and writer: Letters to C. Kemble: 1836, 1839.
ff. 548-591 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 592-606 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
ff. 630-649 Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).

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032-002003539
040-002003628

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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 42953 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. LXXXIX (ff. 914). Sept.-Dec. 1839. (1) 'Alive and Merry', by C. Dance. ff. 2-36. (2)…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1839

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1839

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Sep 1839-Dec 1839

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Names:

Archer, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Bunn, Alfred, theatrical manager and writer, 1796-1860
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Dudley, Henry, 1st Baronet, minister, playwright, and newspaper editor, 1745-1824
Gully, James Manby, physician
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Lee, Richard Nelson, actor and dramatist
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Lunn, Joseph, dramatist
Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, né Bulwer; writer and politician, 1803-1873
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
Parry, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Rice, Thomas Dartmouth, minstrel
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert