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040-002003648

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CIX (ff. 1155). Feb.-March 1844.

(1) 'Richard the Third', by J. S. Coyne. ff. 2-19.

(2) 'Zopyrus, the Hero of Persia', by W. Cooper. ff. 20-55 b.

(3) 'The Twenty Fourth of May!!', by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph ff. 56-77 b.

(4) 'A Christmas Carol or the Past, Present and Future' ('Old Scrooge or the Miser's Dream and the Past, the Present and the Future'), by C. Webb (see also 42972, art. 32). ff. 78-144.

(5) 'Grandmother's Pet' ('The Young Scamp or my Grandmother's Pet'), by E. Stirling. ff. 145-157 b.

(6) 'La Famille du Fumiste', by A. F. Varner, F. A. Duvert and A. T. de Lauzanne de Vauxroussel. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 158-174 b.

(7) 'The Sisters of Chatillon or a Father's Retribution', by J. Courtney. ff. 175-220.

(8) 'Grist to the Mill', by J. R. Planché. ff. 221-235 b.

(9) Écarté or the Salons of Paris'. ff. 236-295 b.

(10) 'Mabel Gray or the Eagle's Cliff'. ff. 296-352 b.

(11) 'The Brigands of Ancona or the Attack of the Dragoons', by T. G. Blake. ff. 353-390.

(12) 'King Richard the Third or the Battle of Bosworth Field' ('King Richard ye Third or ye Battel of Bosworth Field'), by C. Selby. ff. 391-413.

(13) 'Aged Forty', by J. Courtney. ff. 414-424.

(14) 'La camargo ou l'Opéra en 1750', by C. D. Dupeuty and L. M. Fontan. French. Printed (1833), with manuscript additions. ff. 425-467.

(15) 'The Soldier's Orphan or the Fortune of War', by G. J. Bennett. ff. 468-524.

(16) 'Jack of Paddington or the Omnibus Conductor, the Performer and Felon', by C. A. Somerset, Act 1, Scenes 6-8 (the rest of the play forms art. 21). Autograph. ff. 525-550 b.

(17) 'The Bayadère', by J. H. Horncastle. ff. 551-578.

(18) 'Ulrica or the Prisoner of State', by E. Stirling. ff. 579-607 b.

(19) 'Bertrand and Suzette or the Marriage of Reason' ('The Marriage of Reason'), by B. N. Webster. ff. 608-624.

(20) 'Der Nacht Teuffel or the Demon of the Night'. ff. 625-635.

(21) 'Jack of Paddington or the Omnibus Conductor, the Performer and Felon' altered from 'Paul of Paddington or the Bargeman and the Felon', by C. A. Somerset (Act 1, Scenes 6-8, form art. 16). Autograph. ff. 636-672.

(22) 'The Elder Brother'. ff. 673-746 b.

(23) 'William the Conqueror's Invasion of England or the Death of Harold' ('The Invasion of England by William the Conqueror or the Battle of Hastings'), by J. Courtney. ff. 747-813.

(24) 'Little Ned or the Streetsinger, the Sailor and the Noble'. ff. 814- 871.

(25) 'Gone to Texas', by J. Oxenford. ff. 872-882 b.

(26) 'The Greek Captive or a Peep into the Seraglio' altered from 'Petticoat Politics or a Peep into the Seraglio'. ff. 883-906 b.

(27) 'The Absentee', by W. B. Bernard. ff. 907-915.

(28) 'La Fille de Figaro', by 'Monsieur Mé1esville'. French. Printed (1843). ff. 916-937 b.

(29) 'Angelo' ('Angelo, Tyran de Padoue'), by Victor Hugo (see also 43035, art. 18). French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 938-986.

(30) 'Zampa ossia la Sposa di Marino', by F. M. Doca (?). Italian, with English translation. Printed [1844]. ff. 987-1044.

(31) 'The Mounting Sylph', by W. Rogers. ff. 1045-1073.

(32) 'The Watch Dog of the Castle or the Sword of my Father' ('Caesar, the Watch Dog of the Castle' al. 'The Watchdog of the Castle or the Sword of Whitefriars'), by 'W. T. Moncrieff'. ff. 1074-1090.

(33) 'The Silver Palace'. ff. 1091-1135 b.

(34) 'Othello', by G. Soane. Autograph. ff. 1136-1155 b.

includes:

ff. 2-19 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 3, 580 Thomas Gladstone, Proprietor of the Adelphi Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1842-1844.
f. 20 W. Smith, of the Theatre Royal, Norwich: Letter to J. M. Kemble: 1844.
ff. 20-55 b William Cooper, barrister: Plays by: submitted 1842-1844.
ff. 56-77b Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 78-144 Charles Webb: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
ff. 145-157b, 579-607b Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 158-174b Augustin Theodore de Lauzanne de Vauxroussel, alias 'Monsieur Lauzanne': Plays by: submitted 1832-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 158-174b Antoine François Varner, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 158-174b Felix Auguste Duvert, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 175-220, 414-424, 747-813 John Courtney, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1851.
ff. 221-235b James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 353-390 Thomas G. Blake: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.: Some imperf.
ff. 391, 469 Richard Lawrence, manager of the Strand Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1844.
ff. 391-413 Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 425-467 Charles Desiré Dupeuty, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 425-467 Louis Marie Fontan, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1844.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 468-524 George John Bennett, actor: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.
ff. 525-550b, 636-672 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 551-578 J. H. Horncastle: Plays by: submitted 1844-1849.
f. 552 A. L. V. Campbell, of the Grecian Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1846.
ff. 608-624 Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
ff. 872-882b John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 907-915 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 916-937b Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 938-986 Vicomte Victor Marie Hugo,; author: Plays by: submitted 1844, 1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 987-1044 Federico Massimiliano Doca, translator: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.: Ital. and Engl.: Printed.
ff. 1045-1073 William Rogers: Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
ff. 1074-1090 William Thomas Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1847.
f. 1075 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
ff. 1136-1155b George Soane, writer; son of Sir John Soane: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1848.: Some autogr.
f. 1137 John Medex Maddox, theatre manager and playwright: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1847.

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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 42973 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CIX (ff. 1155). Feb.-March 1844. (1) 'Richard the Third', by J. S. Coyne. ff. 2-19. (2)…

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1844

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1844

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Feb 1844-Mar 1844

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Bennett, George John, actor
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Blake, Thomas G.
Campbell, A. L. V., of the Grecian Saloon
Cooper, William, barrister
Courtney, John, actor and dramatist
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Doca, Federico Massimiliano, translator and poet, fl 1834-1859
Dupeuty, Charles Désiré, dramatist, 1798-1865
Duvert, Felix Auguste, playwright and vaudevillist, 1795-1876
Duveyrier, Anne-Honoré-Joseph, alias "Mélesville", playwright and songwriter, 1787-1865
Fontan, Louis Marie, dramatist, fl 1831-1844
Gladstone, Thomas, proprietor of the Adelphi Theatre, fl 1842-1845
Horncastle, J. H.
Hugo, Victor Marie, author and politician, 1802-1885
Lauzanne de Vauxroussel, Augustin Theodore de, alias 'Monsieur Lauzanne'
Lawrence, Richard, manager of the Strand Theatre
Maddox, John Medex, theatre manager and playwright
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Rogers, William, of Add MS 42927
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Smith, W., of the Theatre Royal, Norwich
Soane, George, writer; son of Sir John Soane
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Thomas, William Thomas, called 'W T Moncrieff', dramatist
Varner, Antoine François, dramatist
Webb, Charles, of Add MS 42959
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist