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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XC (ff. 1011). Jan.-March 1840, except artt. 5, 13, 15, 29 (jan.-March 1841).

(1) 'Cupid's Diplomacy or Royal Woes and Royal Wooing'. ff. 2-13.

(2) 'My Lord is not my Lord' altered from 'Lisette or the Mock Marquis', by C. Dance. ff. 14-28 b.

(3) 'Mary Stuart', by J. Haynes. ff. 29-83 b.

(4) 'Poor jack!' ('Poor Jack or a Sailor's Wife'), by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 84- 118.

(5) 'The Good for Nothing!', by M. Lemon. ff. 119-141.

(6) 'A Legend of Florence', by Leigh Hunt (see also art. 9). ff. 142- 189 b.

(7) 'The British Queen'. Not licensed. ff. 190-216.

(8) 'The Pink of Politeness', by C. Selby. ff. 217-234 b.

(9) Alterations to 'A Legend of Florence', by Leigh Hunt (see art. 6). ff. 235-248.

(10) 'A Familiar Friend' altered from 'Poison in jest or the Village Bore', by M. Lemon. ff. 249-298.

(11) 'Female Society' ('The Baronet or Female Society'), by N. T. H. Bayly. ff. 299-356.

(12) 'A Masque' ('The Fortunate Isles or the Triumphs of Britannia'), by J. R. Planché. ff. 357-380.

(13) 'Mungo Park or the Arab of the Niger', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 381- 405.

(14) 'A Grand Allegorical Tribute in Honor of Her Majesty's Nuptials'. ff. 406-412.

(15) 'The King's Barber', by B. N. Webster. ff. 413-452.

(16) 'Cooke's Folly', by J. Featherstone. ff. 453-469.

(17) 'Mabel or the Gypsy's Vengeance', by T. H. Reynoldson. ff. 470- 509 b.

(18) 'Ruth or our Village Home!'. ff. 510-539.

(19) 'The Usurer's Son' altered from 'The Death of Smike'. ff. 540- 566 b.

(20) 'The Nabob's Return' ('My Home is not my Home or the Nabob's Return'), by R. B. Peake. ff. 567-619.

(21) 'The Ladies' Club', by M. Lemon. ff. 620-678.

(22) 'Torquato Tasso', by J. Ferretti. Italian, with English translation by F. M. Doca. Printed (1840). ff. 679-731 b.

(23) 'The Great Unknown', by E. Stirling. Corrections on ff. 737 b, 748 b, etc., are autograph. ff. 732-771.

(24) 'The Gentleman in Black' ('The Gentleman in Black or the Loves of the Devils'), by M. Lemon. ff. 772-804.

(25) 'The Serpent of the Nile or the Battle of Actium', by E. Stirling. ff. 805-827.

(26) 'The Muse and the Merchant'. ff. 828-865.

(27) 'The Happiest Man Alive', by W. B. Bemard. ff. 866-895.

(28) 'Hobbs, Dobbs and Stubbs or the Three Grocers', by B. N. Webster. ff. 896-935.

(29) 'La Double Échelle' ('The Matrimonial Ladder'), by G. Macfarren. ff. 936-951.

(30) 'Gwyneth Vaughan', by M. Lemon. ff. 952-1011.

includes:

  • ff. 14-28b Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
  • ff. 29-83b James Haynes, dramatist: Play by: submitted 1840.
  • ff. 84-118 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
  • ff. 119-141, 249-298, 620-678, 772-804, 952-1011 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
  • ff. 142-189b, 235-248 James Henry Leigh Hunt, essayist and poet: Play by: submitted 1840.
  • ff. 143, 358, 471 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to C. Kemble: 1837-1840.
  • ff. 217-234b Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
  • ff. 299-356 Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, author: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1840.
  • f. 300 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1840-1842.
  • ff. 357-380 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
  • ff. 381-405, 866-895 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
  • f. 382 John Pritt Harley, actor and singer: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1841-1846.
  • ff. 413-452, 896-935 Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
  • ff. 453-469 J. Featherstone: Play by: submitted 1840.
  • ff. 470-509b Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
  • ff. 567-619 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
  • ff. 679-731b Giacopo Ferretti, librettist: Plays by: submitted 1832-1846.: Ital.: Printed.
  • ff. 679-731b Federico Massimiliano Doca, translator: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.: Ital. and Engl.: Printed.
  • ff. 732-771, 805-827 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
  • ff. 936-951 George MacFarren, dramatist and theatrical manager: Plays by: submitted 1826-1846.

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Add MS 42954 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XC (ff. 1011). Jan.-March 1840, except artt. 5, 13, 15, 29 (jan.-March 1841). (1) 'Cupid's…
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Start Date:
1840
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1840
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Jan 1840-Mar 1840
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Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
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
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Doca, Federico Massimiliano, translator and poet, fl 1834-1859
Featherstone, J, playwright, fl 1840
Ferretti, Giacomo, writer and librettist, 1784-1852
Harley, John Pritt, actor and singer
Haynes, James, dramatist
Hunt, James Henry Leigh, essayist and poet, 1784-1859
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
MacFarren, George, dramatist and theatrical manager
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist