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040-002003632

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032-002003539

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x00019c

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XCIII (ff. 912). Sept.-Dec. 1840 (see also 42960, art. 7), except artt. 9, 20 (Sept.-Oct. 1841).

(1) 'Master Clarke', by T. J. Serle. ff. 67-69, 81 are autograph. ff. 2-83.

(2) 'Robespierre or the Fête Day and the Fall' ('Robespierre or Two Days of the Revolution'), by W. B. Bernard. ff. 84-111.

(3) 'Two in the Morning', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 112-131.

(4) 'My Little Brother'. ff. 132-141.

(5) 'The Unfortunate Youth', by B. N. Webster. ff. 150-180 b are autograph. ff. 142-182.

(6) 'The Greek Boy' altered from 'The Doge's Ring', by S. Lover. ff. 183- 220.

(7) 'The Spanish Curate', by J. R. Planché. ff. 221-275 b.

(8) 'The Railroad Station', by T. E. Wilks. ff. 276-300 b.

(9) 'Nina Sforza', by R. Z. S. Troughton. Printed (1840). ff. 301-377 b.

(10) 'My Grandmother's Estate' altered from 'Mathematics or my Grandmother's Estate'. ff. 378-412 b.

(11) 'The Widow's Vow'. Printed (n.d.). ff. 413-420.

(12) 'Out of Place', by M. Lemon. ff. 421-431 b.

(13) 'The Last Day', by G. Godwin. ff. 432-452 b.

(14) 'Accusation or la Famille Laffarge'('Laffarge or Self-Will in Woman'), by J. S. Coyne. ff. 453-476.

(15) 'Paul the Brazier' ('Paul the Brazier or the Reign of Terror'), by R. J. Raymond. ff. 477-529 b.

(16) 'Fashionable Arrivals', by M. Lemon. ff. 530-551 b.

(17) 'The Swiss Hunters or the Fratricide of the Gallenstock', by W. H. Oxberry. ff. 552-567 b.

(18) Songs from 'Fridolin', by M. Lemon (see also art. 26). Printed [1840], with a manuscript alteration. ff. 568-583 b.

(19) 'The Tower of London or Queen Mary' ('The Tower of London or Og, Gog and Magog'). ff. 584-618 b.

(20) 'The Maid of Biscay or the Modern Adonis!', by C. A. Somerset. Autograph. ff. 619-677.

(21) 'Bob Short', by M. Lemon. ff. 678-693 b.

(22) 'The Sicilian Huzzars or the Black Bottle'. ff. 694-703 b.

(23) 'The Old Curiosity Shop or One Hour of Master Humphrey's Clock' ('The Old Curiosity Shop or One Hour from Humphrey's Clock'), by E. Stirling. ff. 704-722.

(24) 'The Teatotallers' ('Tea-Totallers versus Wittelers'). ff. 723-730 b.

(25) 'The Sergeant's Wedding', by T. E. Wilks. ff. 731-748 b.

(26) 'Fridolin', by M. Lemon (see also art. 18). ff. 749-769.

(27) 'Brother Ben', by J. M. Morton. Corrections on ff. 773 b, 775 b, etc., are autograph. ff. 770-809.

(28) 'Napoleon's Glory or Wonders in Saint Helena'. ff. 810-815 b.

(29) 'The Castle of Otranto or Harlequin and the Giant Helmet', by J. R. Planché. ff. 816-835.

(30) 'Harlequin and the Enchanted Fish or the Genie of the Brazen Bottle!', by F. Reynolds. ff. 836-845.

(31) 'The Lady and the Convict'. ff. 846-866 b.

(32) Part of an unidentified play, by J. R. Planché. Autograph. ff. 867-870.

(33) An unidentified play. ff. 871-885 b.

(34) Songs from 'Das Nachtlager in Granada', by J. K. Braun von Braunthal (see also 42955, art.13). German. ff. 886-912 b.

includes:

ff. 2-83 (partly autogr.) Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1832-1851.
ff. 84-111 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 112-131 Charles James Mathews, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1850.
ff. 113, 186, 222, 531, 771, 817 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1840-1842.
ff. 142-182 (partly autogr.) Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
ff. 183-220 Samuel Lover, song-writer, novelist and painter: Plays by: submitted 1835-1841.
f. 184 George Wilson, copyist: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1840-1849.
ff. 221-275b, 816-835, 867-870 (autogr., imperf.) James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 276-300b, 731-748b Thomas Egerton Wilks, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
f. 301b Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1841-1851.
ff. 301-377b Richard Zouch S. Troughton: Play by: submitted 1841.: Printed.
ff. 421-431b, 530-551b, 568-583b (partly printed), 678-693b, 749-769 (partly printed) Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 432-452b George Godwin, junior; architect: Play by: submitted 1840.
ff. 453-476 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 477-529b Richard John Raymond, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1825-1847.
ff. 552-567b William Henry Oxberry, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
ff. 619-677 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 704-722 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 770-809 (partly autogr.) John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 836-845 Frederic Reynolds, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1840.
ff. 886-912b Johann Karl Braun von Braunthal, writer: Play by: submitted 1840.: Germ.

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040-002003632

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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 42957 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XCIII (ff. 912). Sept.-Dec. 1840 (see also 42960, art. 7), except artt. 9, 20 (Sept.-Oct. 1841).…

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Languages:

English
German

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Latin

Start Date:

1840

End Date:

1840

Date Range:

Sep 1840-Dec 1840

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Names:

Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Braun von Braunthal, Johann Karl, writer
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Godwin, George, architect and journal editor, 1813-1888,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000115873224
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Lover, Samuel, writer, painter and composer, 1797-1868
Mathews, Charles James, actor and dramatist
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
Oxberry, William Henry, actor and dramatist
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Raymond, Richard John, dramatist
Reynolds, Frederic, dramatist
Serle, Thomas James, actor and dramatist
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Troughton, Richard Zouch S.
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist
Wilks, Thomas Egerton, dramatist
Wilson, George, copyist