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040-002003641

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CII (ff. 816). Jan.-March 1843.

(1) 'A Thumping Legacy', by J. M. Morton. ff. 2-32 b.

(2) 'The Nautical Tom and Jerry or Life of a True British Sailor', by C. A. Somerset. ff. 33-92.

(3) 'Uncle Brayling or the Fishermen of the Thames' ('The Queen of the Thames or the Anglers'), by E. Fitzball. ff. 93-121 b.

(4) 'Mothers and Daughters', by R. Bell. ff. 122-173.

(5) 'The Peasant Countess'. ff. 174-201 b.

(6) 'Une Nuit d'Attente', by H. Leroux. French. Printed (1838). ff. 202- 210 b.

(7) 'Un Secret', by A. J. F. Arnould and N. Fournier. French. Printed[1841]. ff. 211-224 b.

(8) 'Tiridate ou Comédie et Tragédie', by N. Fournier. French. Printed [1842]. ff. 225-234 b.

(9) 'Arthur ou Seize Ans après', by C. D. Dupeuty, L. M. Fontan and 'Monsieur d'Avrigny' (a note concerning this play forms 42969, art. 17). French. Printed (n.d.), with manuscript alterations. ff. 235-247 b.

(10) 'Così fan Tutte ossia la Scuola degli Amanti' al. ''Tis the Way with them All or the School for Lovers', by L. da Ponte (see also 42964, art. 4). Italian, with English translation. Printed (1842). ff. 248-295 b.

(11) 'The Bashful Irishman or a Dublin Adventure'. ff. 296-305 b.

(12) 'Pork Chops' ('Pork Chops or a Dream at Home'), by E. L. L. Blanchard. ff. 306-317.

(13) 'The Lady of the Lake', by M. Lemon. ff. 318-334.

(14) 'La Meunière de Marly', by 'Monsieur Mélesville' and C. Duveyrier. French. Printed (1840). ff. 335-344 b.

(15) 'Une Dame de l'Empire', by J. A. P. F. Ancelot and 'Monsieur Paulin'. French. Printed [1841]. ff. 345-354 b.

(16) 'L'Embarras du Choix' altered from 'Le Jeune Homme à marier ou le Choix d'une Femme', by 'Monsieur Delestre', 'Monsieur Desvergers' and C. Varin. French. Printed (1832). ff. 355-376 b.

(17) 'Le Prix de Vertu'. French. ff. 3 77-411 b.

(18) 'A Blot on the 'Scutcheon' ('A Blot in the 'Scutcheon'), by Robert Browning. ff. 412-501.

(19) 'Mary Melvyn or the Marriage of Interest', by E. Fitzball. ff. 502-518.

(20) 'Le Portrait Vivant', by 'Monsieur Mélesville' and L. Laya. French. Printed (1842). ff. 519-536 b.

(21) 'The Secretary', by J. S. Knowles. Printed (I843). ff. 537-579 b.

(22) 'The Condé's Wife', by T. Smibert. ff. 580-689.

(23) 'Marinette or the Wolf of St Ange', by J. Stonehouse. ff. 690-748.

(24) 'Sappho', by T. J. Serle. ff. 749-773.

(25) 'Zebroni the Fire King or the Lonely Fisherman of Bagd[ad]', by S. Roxby. ff. 774-816 b.

includes:

ff. 2-32b John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 33-92 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 93-121b, 502-518 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 122-173 Robert Bell, journalist: Plays by: submitted 1842-1847.
f. 175 Thomas Gladstone, Proprietor of the Adelphi Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1842-1844.
ff. 202-210b Hippolyte Leroux, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1846.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 211-224b Auguste Jean François Arnould, novelist and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1832-1843.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 211-224b, 225-234b Narcisse Fournier, dramatist and novelist: Plays by: submitted 1832-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 235-247b Gustave Robillard, called 'Monsieur d'Avrigny': Play by: submitted 1843.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 235-247b Charles Desiré Dupeuty, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 235-247b Louis Marie Fontan, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1844.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 248-295 b Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist and poet: Play by: submitted 1842, [1843?].: Ital.: Printed.
ff. 306-317 Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, called 'Francisco Frost'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
ff. 318-334 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
f. 319 John Cooper, actor: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1844.
ff. 335-344b Charles Duveyrier, writer; brother of Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier: Plays by: submitted 1834-1849.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 335-344b, 519-536b Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 345-354b Jacques Arsène Polycarpe François Ancelot, called 'Monsieur Ernest', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 345-354b Paul Duport, alias 'Monsieur Paulin'; writer of plays: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 355-376b Charles Gaspard Poirson, called 'Monsieur Delestre-Poirson', writer: Plays by: submitted 1830-1849.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 355-376b Charles Victor Varin, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 355-376b Armand Chapeau, called 'Monsieur Desvergers' and (with L F C Desnoyer) 'Monsieur Louis', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 412-501 Robert Browning, poet: Plays by: submitted 1837, 1843.
ff. 519-536b Léon Laya, alias 'Monsieur Léon'; writer of plays: Plays by: submitted 1842-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 537-579b (printed) James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1843.
f. 580 T. Graham: Letter to J. M. Kemble: 1843.
ff. 580-689 Thomas Smibert, poet: Play by: submitted 1843.
ff. 690-748 James Storehouse: Play by: submitted 1843.
ff. 749-773 Thomas James Serle, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1832-1851.
ff. 774-816b Samuel Roxby, comedian: Plays by: submitted 1843-1848.

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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 42966 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CII (ff. 816). Jan.-March 1843. (1) 'A Thumping Legacy', by J. M. Morton. ff. 2-32 b. (2)…

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Italian

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1843

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1843

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Jan 1843-Mar 1843

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Ancelot, Jacques Arsène Polycarpe François, called 'Monsieur Ernest', dramatist
Arnould, Auguste Jean François, novelist and dramatist
Bell, Robert, journalist
Blanchard, Edward Litt Leman, called 'Francis Frost', writer
Browning, Robert, poet, 1812-1889
Chapeau, Armand, called 'Monsieur Desvergers' and (with L F C Desnoyer) 'Monsieur Louis', dramatist
Cooper, John, actor
Dupeuty, Charles Désiré, dramatist, 1798-1865
Duport, Nicolas-Paul, alias 'Monsieur Paulin', playwright and librettist, 1798-1866
Duveyrier, Anne-Honoré-Joseph, alias "Mélesville", playwright and songwriter, 1787-1865
Duveyrier, Charles, writer and brother of Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier, 1803-1866
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Fontan, Louis Marie, dramatist, fl 1831-1844
Fournier, Narcisse, dramatist and novelist
Gladstone, Thomas, proprietor of the Adelphi Theatre, fl 1842-1845
Graham, T, correspondent of J M Kemble, fl 1843
Knowles, James Sheridan, dramatist; of Add MS 42869
Laya, Léon, alias 'Monsieur Léon', writer of plays
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Leroux, Hippolyte, actor and dramatist
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
Poirson, Charles Gaspard, called 'Monsieur Delestre-Poirson', writer
Ponte, Lorenzo, librettist and poet, 1749-1838
Robillard, Gustave, called 'Monsieur d'Avrigny'
Roxby, Samuel, comedian
Serle, Thomas James, actor and dramatist
Smibert, Thomas, poet
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Storehouse, James
Varin, Charles Victor, dramatist