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040-002003635

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032-002003539

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x00019f

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Add MS 42960

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XCVI (ff. 991). Sept.-Dec. 1841 (see also 42957, artt. 9, 20), except art. 7 (Oct. 1840).

(1) 'Vanity! or what will the World say?' ('What will the World say?'), by M. Lemon. f. 49 b autograph. ff. 3-102.

(2) 'Hans of Iceland'. ff. 103-112.

(3) 'Cocorico' ('Cockorico or my Aunt's Bantam'). ff. 113-168 b.

(4) 'Angels and Lucifers or Courtship and Congreves', by E. L. L. Blanchard. ff. 169-188.

(5) 'The Old Maids', by J. S. Knowles. ff. 189-246 b.

(6) 'The Maid of Honour'. ff. 247-269 b.

(7) 'A Slight Mistake', by C. C. Eames. Autograph (?). ff. 270-325 b.

(8) 'The Quadroon Slave' altered from 'Justine or the Quadroon Slave', by B. N. Webster. Autograph. fF. 326-414.

(9) 'The Wrong Man', by J. M. Morton. ff. 417-426, 429-436, 438-453, 454-466 are autograph. ff. 415-467.

(10) 'Love Extempore', by J. Kenney. ff. 468-514.

(11) 'Figaro', by J. Lambe. ff. 515-539 b.

(12) 'The Ladies' Seminary', by T. E. Wilks, Act I. ff. 540-553.

(13) 'Sixteen String Jack or Rann the Riever', by W. L. Rede. ff. 574-596 are possibly autograph. ff. 554-617.

(14) 'Ten Thousand a Year', by C. A. Somerset. ff. 618-709.

(15) 'United Service'. ff. 710-765.

(16) 'Young Maids! or the Witcheries of Wych Street', by C. A. Somerset. ff. 766-781.

(17) 'The Devil and Dr Faustus', by W. L. Rede. ff. 782-817 b.

(18) 'Peter Priggins or Life in Oxford', by E. Stirling. ff. 818-831.

(19) 'Norma' ('Norma Travestie'), by W. H. Oxberry. ff. 832-847.

(20) ['Barnaby Rudge']. ff. 848-899.

(21) 'Guy Earl of Warwick or Harlequin and the Dun Cow', by J. M. Morton. ff. 900-916.

(22) 'Breach of Promise' altered from 'An Indictment at Law', by Julia S. H. Pardoe. ff. 917-924 b.

(23) 'Harlequin and Duke Humphrey's Dinner or Jack Cade and the Lord of London Stone', by 'H. Younge' (J. B. Buckstone). ff. 925-941 b.

(24) 'Harlequin and riddle me riddle me ree or you can't guess what this may be', by R. N. Lee. ff. 942-956.

(25) 'The World of Dreams', by J. S. Coyne. ff. 957-973 b.

(26) 'The Little Old Woman and her Pig or Harlequin Pedlar and the Magic Petticoat', by R. N. Lee. ff. 974-991b.

includes:

ff. 3-102 (partly autogr.) Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 4, 104, 190, 416, 711, 901 George Bartley, comedian: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1840-1842.
ff. 169-188 Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, called 'Francisco Frost'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
ff. 189-246b James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
ff. 270-325b Charles Chambers Eames: Play by: submitted 1840.: Autogr. (?).
ff. 326-414 (autogr.) Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
ff. 415-467, 900-916 John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 468-514 James Kenney, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1841.
ff. 515-539b John Lambe: Play by: submitted [1841?].
ff. 540-553 (imperf.) Thomas Egerton Wilks, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
ff. 554-617 (partly autogr.?), 782-817b William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
ff. 618-709, 766-781 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 818-831 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 832-847 William Henry Oxberry, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
ff. 917-924b Julia Sophia H. Pardoe, author: Plays by: submitted 1838, 1841.
ff. 925-941b John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
ff. 942-956, 974-991b Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 957-973b Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.

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040-002003635

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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 42960 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. XCVI (ff. 991). Sept.-Dec. 1841 (see also 42957, artt. 9, 20), except art. 7 (Oct. 1840). (1)…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1841

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1841

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Sep 1841-Dec 1841

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Names:

Bartley, George, stage comedian, 1782?-1858
Blanchard, Edward Litt Leman, called 'Francis Frost', writer
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Eames, Charles Chambers, playwright, fl 1840
Kenney, James, dramatist; of Add MS 42867
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Lambe, John, of Add MS 42960
Lee, Richard Nelson, actor and dramatist
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
Oxberry, William Henry, actor and dramatist
Pardoe, Julia Sophia H, author
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist
Wilks, Thomas Egerton, dramatist