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040-002003631

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XCII (ff. 872). June-Sept. 1840.

(1) 'The Three Secrets', by M. Lemon. ff. 2-21 b.

(2) 'A Kiss in the Dark', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 22-43.

(3) 'Der Templer und die Jüdin', by W. A. Wohlbrück. German. ff. 44- 106.

(4) 'Jessonda', by E. H. Gehe. German. ff. 107-172 b.

(5) 'Passé Minuit', by' Monsieur Lockroy' and A. A. Bourgeois. French. Printed (1839). ff. 173-180 b.

(6) 'Maurice', by 'Monsieur Mélesville' and C. Duveyrier. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 181-198 b.

(7) 'Ins and Outs', by M. Lemon. ff. 199-215 b.

(8) 'English Etiquette', by J. Oxenford. ff. 216-250 b.

(9) 'The Demon Gift or Visions of the Future', by J. Brougham and M. Lemon. ff. 251-302.

(10) 'Clémence ou la Fille de l'Avocat', by Marguerite L. V. Ancelot. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 303-316 b.

(11) 'Le Commissaire Extraordinaire', by F. A. Duvert and A. T. de Lauzanne de Vauxroussel (see also 42958, art. 31). French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 317- 327 b.

(12) 'The Harvest Queen'. ff. 328-340. (I3) 'Nick of the Woods or Kentucky in 1782' ('Nick of the Woods or the Dark Spirit of the Dismal Swamp'). ff. 341-378 b.

(14) 'Cousin Peter' altered from 'The Two Theives (sic) or my Wife and her Cousin Peter', by T. E. Wilks. ff. 379-393.

(15) Monologue, 'The Humours of an Evening or Ventriloquism Execution', by D. G. Frangopulo. ff. 394-400 b.

(16) 'Grace Darlane' (' The Wreck at Sea or the Fern Light'), by E. Stirling. ff. 408-409, 411-413, 418-426, and corrections throughout, are autograph. ff. 401-426.

(17) 'Iphigenia in Tauris'. German. ff.427-460 b.

(18) 'The Corsair' ('The Corsair's Revenge'), by 'H. P. Grattan' (H. W. G. Plunkett). ff. 461-473 b.

(19) 'My Uncle's Card or the First of April', by 'H. P. Grattan' (H. W. G. Plunkett). ff. 474-506.

(20) 'Trop Heureuse ou un Jeune Ménage', by J. A. P. F. Ancelot and H. Leroux. French. Printed (1838). ff. 507-516 b.

(21) 'Life in the Clouds or Olympus in an Uproar', by J. Brougham. ff. 517-529 b.

(22) 'Love's Livery', by J. Brougham. ff. 530-576.

(23) 'Christmas Eve'. ff. 577-621.

(24) 'Mr Weller's Watch' ('Mr Weller's Watch or the Time o' Day'), by J. P. Taylor and R. N. Lee. ff. 622-647.

(25) 'Like Father like Son', by R. J. Raymond. ff. 648-661.

(26) 'Ernestine or Woman's Love'. ff. 662-741.

(27) 'Guido Fawkes', by E. Stirling. Licence refused (cf. art. 28). ff. 742- 755 b.

(28) 'Guido Fawkes' ('Guido Fawkes or the Prophetess of Ordsall Cave'), by E. Stirling. A revised version of art. 27. ff. 756-775.

(29) 'The Ancestress or the Doom of Barostein', by M. Lemon. Printed (n.d.). ff. 776-792 b.

(30) 'Le Mari de la Dame de Choeurs', by J. F. A. Bayard and F. A. Duvert. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 793-808.

(31) 'John de Procida' al. 'John di Procida' ('John of Procida or the Bridals of Messina'), by J. S. Knowles. ff. 809-872.

includes:

ff. 2-21b, 199-215b, 251-302, 776-792b (printed) Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 3, 199, 252, 462, 475, 518 Charles W. Baker, stage-manager of the Lyceum Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1840.
ff. 22-43 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 44-106 Wilhelm August Wohlbrück, librettist: Play by: submitted 1840.: Germ.
ff. 107-172b Eduard Heinrich Gehe, poet: Play by: submitted 1840.: Germ.
ff. 173-180b Auguste Anicet Bourgeois, alias 'Monsieur Anicet'; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 173-180b Joseph Philippe Simon, called 'Monsieur Lockroy', dramatist and actor: Plays by: submitted 1832-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 181-198b Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 181-198b Charles Duveyrier, writer; brother of Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier: Plays by: submitted 1834-1849.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 216-250b John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 251-302, 517-529b, 530-576 John Brougham, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1840-1848.
ff. 303-316 b Marguerite Louise Virginie Ancelot, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1837-1846.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 317-327b Augustin Theodore de Lauzanne de Vauxroussel, alias 'Monsieur Lauzanne': Plays by: submitted 1832-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 317-327b, 793-808 Felix Auguste Duvert, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 379-393 Thomas Egerton Wilks, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
ff. 394-400b D. G. Frangopulo, ventriloquist: Monologue by: submitted [1840?].
ff. 401-426, 742-755b, 756-775 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 461-473b, 474-506 Henry Willoughby Gratton Plunkett, called 'H P Gratton', dramatist and actor: Plays by: submitted 1827-1840.
ff. 507-516b Jacques Arsène Polycarpe François Ancelot, called 'Monsieur Ernest', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 507-516b Hippolyte Leroux, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1846.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 531, 663 William Samuel Emden, theatre manager: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1840.
ff. 622-647 Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 622-647 J. P. Taylor: Play by: submitted 1840.
ff. 648-661 Richard John Raymond, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1825-1847.
f. 649 John Brougham, actor and dramatist: Letter to J. M. Kemble: 1840.
ff. 743, 757 George Wilson, copyist: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1840-1849.
ff. 793-808 Jean François Alfred Bayard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 809-872 James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
f. 810 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1840-1842.

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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 42956 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XCII (ff. 872). June-Sept. 1840. (1) 'The Three Secrets', by M. Lemon. ff. 2-21 b. (2)…

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1840

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1840

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Jun 1840-Sep 1840

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Names:

Ancelot, Jacques Arsène Polycarpe François, called 'Monsieur Ernest', dramatist
Ancelot, Marguerite Louise Virginie, dramatist
Baker, Charles W., stage-manager of the Lyceum Theatre, fl 1840
Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Bayard, Jean François Alfred, dramatist, 1796-1853
Bourgeois, Auguste Anicet, alias 'Monsieur Anicet', dramatist
Brougham, John, actor and dramatist, 1810-1880
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Duvert, Felix Auguste, playwright and vaudevillist, 1795-1876
Duveyrier, Anne-Honoré-Joseph, alias "Mélesville", playwright and songwriter, 1787-1865
Duveyrier, Charles, writer and brother of Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier, 1803-1866
Emden, William Samuel, theatre manager and playwright, 1801-1872
Frangopulo, D. G., ventriloquist
Gehe, Eduard Heinrich, poet and playwright, 1793-1850
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Lauzanne de Vauxroussel, Augustin Theodore de, alias 'Monsieur Lauzanne'
Lee, Richard Nelson, actor and dramatist
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Leroux, Hippolyte, actor and dramatist
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Plunkett, Henry Willoughby Gratton, called H P Gratton, playwright and actor, 1808-1889
Raymond, Richard John, dramatist
Simon, Joseph Philippe, called 'Monsieur Lockroy', dramatist and actor
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Taylor, J. P.
Wilks, Thomas Egerton, dramatist
Wilson, George, copyist
Wohlbrück, Wilhelm August, librettist