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Record Id:

040-002003634

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002003539

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x00019e

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Add MS 42959

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XCV (ff. 927). July-Sept. 1841.

(1) 'The Two Jack Sheppards or a Slight Mistake', by C. A. Somerset. ff. 3-58.

(2) 'Barnaby Rudge', by C. Selby and C. Melville. ff. 59-171.

(3) 'The Rake's Progress', by W. L. Rede (see also 42922, art. 12). Printed (n.d.). ff. 172-195 b.

(4) 'State Secrets! or the Tailor of Tamworth!', by T. E. Wilks. Printed (n.d.). ff. 196-205 b.

(5) 'The Two Drovers' ('The Two Drovers or the Prophetess of the Glen'), by H. Goff. Printed (n.d.). ff. 206-216 b.

(6) 'The Whistler! or the Fate of the Lily of St Leonard's', by G. D. Pitt. Printed (n.d.). ff. 217-234.

(7) 'Our Old House at Home' , by T. G. Blake. Printed [1841]. ff. 235-254 b.

(8) 'The King's Gardener or Nipped in the Bud', by C. Selby (see also 42950, art. 22). Printed (n.d.). ff. 255-265 b.

(9) 'Lord Darnley or the Keep of Castle Hill', by T. E. Wilks. Printed (1837). ff. 266 b-285.

(10) 'The Frolics of the Fairies' ('The Frolics of the Fairies or the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle'), by W. L. Rede. ff. 286-325.

(11) 'The White Wolf or the Condemned House and the Diet of Ratisbon', by B. F. Rayner. ff. 326-375.

(12) 'Martinuzzi or the Patriot' ('The Patriot'), by G. Stephens. ff. 376- 421 b.

(13) 'A Lady and Gentleman in a peculiarly Perplexing Predicament!', by C. Selby. ff. 422-451 b.

(14) 'Barnaby Rudge', by E. Stirling. ff. 452-482.

(15) 'Manfredi or the Mysterious Hermit'. ff. 483-509.

(16) 'The Little Duke'. ff. 510-535 b.

(17) 'The Dumb Boy of Avignon'. ff. 536-549 b.

(18) 'Barnaby Rudge'. ff. 550-619.

(19) 'Foreign Affairs or the Court of Queen Anne' altered from 'The Ambassador Secretary', by B. N. Webster. Autograph. ff. 620-705.

(20) 'The Cloak and the Bonnet'. ff. 706-760.

(21) 'The Boarding School', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 761-773.

(22) 'Punch!', by C. Selby. ff. 774-785 b.

(23) 'The Bump of Benevolence', by J. S. Faucit. ff. 786-802 b.

(24) 'Enjoyment' altered from 'A Day of Pleasure', by - Bass. ff. 803-836.

(25) 'Freaks in an Attic', by C. Webb. ff. 837-846 b.

(26) 'Rudolph of Haspburgh (sic) or the Wierds (sic) of the Rhine'. ff. 847- 927.

includes:

ff. 3-58 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 59-171 Charles Melville: Play by: submitted 1841.
ff. 59-171, 255-265b (printed), 422-451b, 774-785b Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 172-195b (printed), 286-325 William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
ff. 196-205b (printed), 266b-285 (printed) Thomas Egerton Wilks, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
ff. 206-216b Henry Goff: Play by: submitted 1841.: Printed.
ff. 217-234 (printed) George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 235-254b (printed) Thomas G. Blake: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.: Some imperf.
ff. 326-375 Barnabas F. Rayner: Plays by: submitted 1845-1846.
ff. 376-421b George Stephens, dramatist: Play by: submitted 1841.
ff. 452-482 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 620-705 (autogr.) Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
ff. 761-773 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 786-802b John Saville Faucit, called 'John Faucit Saville', actor: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1841-1851.
ff. 803-836 Bass, actor: Play by: submitted 1841.
ff. 837-846b Charles Webb: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.

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Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002003539
040-002003634

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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 42959 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XCV (ff. 927). July-Sept. 1841. (1) 'The Two Jack Sheppards or a Slight Mistake', by C. A.…

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1841

End Date:

1841

Date Range:

Jul 1841-Sep 1841

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Names:

Bass, actor and writer of plays, fl 1841
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Blake, Thomas G.
Faucit, John Saville, actor, c 1783-1853
Goff, Henry, playwright, fl 1825-1841
Melville, Charles
Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist
Rayner, Barnabas F.
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Stephens, George, dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Webb, Charles, of Add MS 42959
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist
Wilks, Thomas Egerton, dramatist