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040-002003649
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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CX (ff. 953). March-April 1844.

(1) 'The Giant's Causeway! or the Slumber of Wonders!!' al. 'O'Roon (altered from Rory O'Roon) and the Fairies of the Giant's Causeway!' alteredfrom 'Whisky and Wonders or Rory O'Roon and the Fairies', [by T. Mildenhall?]. Autograph (?). ff. 2-34 b.

(2) 'Lolah or the Wreck Light'. ff. 35-47.

(3) 'Love in a Sack'. ff. 48-54.

(4) 'The Mirror of Fate or the Gnome of the Gold Mine and the Demon and his Dog', by T. G. Blake. ff. 55-96.

(5) 'Princess Fair Star' ('Fair Star or the Singing Apple and the Dancing Waters'), by A. R. Smith and J. Oxenford. Autograph of A. R. Smith. ff. 97-144.

(6) 'The Crown Diamonds', by T. H. Reynoldson. ff. 155- 191 b, and parts of ff. 146-154, are autograph (?). ff. 145-192 b.

(7) 'À Trente Ans ou une Femme Raisonnable', by J. B. Rosier. French. Printed [1841]. ff. 193-210 b.

(8) Prologue, by G. A. À Beckett, for Mary A. Keeley. ff. 211-214.

(9) 'Hasty Conclusions', by G. Dance, Act 1. ff. 215-241.

(10) 'Cinderella or the Great Fairy and the Little Glass Slipper', by E. L. L. Blanchard. ff. 242-255.

(11) 'The Signal Rocket!', by J. S. Coyne. ff. 256-285.

(12) 'Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr', by A. Dumas, père. French. Printed (1844). ff. 286-306 b.

(13) 'La Marquise de Senneterre', by 'Monsieur Mélesville' and C. Duveyrier. French. Printed [1841]. ff.307-324 b.

(14) 'Open Sesame or a Night with the 40 Thieves', by G. A. À Beckett and M. Lemon. ff. 325-385.

(15) 'The Jewess', by Margaret Mellon, Acts 1 and 2 (Act 3 forms art. 17). ff. 386-452.

(16) 'Barrak (al. Barak) Johnson or the Blind Witness' ('Barark Johnson or the Blind Witness'), by W. Reeve. ff. 453-471.

(17) 'The Jewess', by Margaret Mellon, Act 3 (Acts 1 and 2 form art. 15). ff. 472-506.

(18) 'The Whitefriars' ('Whitefriars or the Days of Charles II'), [by W. T. Townsend or J. S. Faucit]. ff. 507-567.

(19) 'The Scapegrace of Paris', by W. H. Oxberry. ff. 568-602 b.

(20) 'The Post of Honour or the Valiant Sentinal (sic)', by T. Mildenhall. Autograph (?). ff. 603-630.

(21) 'Venus and Mars'('Venus and Mars or the Golden Net'). ff. 631-642 b.

(22) 'The Drama at Home or Even Things with Puff' ('The Drama at Home or an Evening with Puff'), by J. R. Planché. ff. 643-650.

(23) 'Octavia Bragaldi or the Confession', by Charlotte M. S. Barnes. Autograph. ff. 651-693.

(24) 'The Brides of Venice', by A. Bunn. ff. 694-725 b.

(25) 'Our Lady of the Willow or the Wife with Two Heads', by Eliza Vincent. ff. 726-746.

(26) 'Mary Lester or the Betrayed One'. ff. 747-787 b.

(27) 'The Three Wives of Madrid or the Diamond Ring', by R. B. Peake. ff. 788-874.

(28) 'The Birmingham Girl', by J. S. Stapleton. ff. 875-898.

(29) 'The Muleteer', by T. J. Frazer. ff. 899-953.

includes:

  • ff. 2-34b, 603-630 Thomas Mildenhall: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 55-96 Thomas G. Blake: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.: Some imperf.
  • ff. 97-144 John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 97-144 Albert Richard Smith, writer and lecturer: Plays by: submitted 1842-1851.: Some autogr. Some printed.
  • ff. 145-192b Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
  • ff. 193-210b Joseph Bernard Rosier, called (with others) 'Monsieur Losier', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 211-214 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Prologue by: submitted [1844?].
  • ff. 211-214 Mary Anne Keeley, widow of Robert Keeley; actress: Prologue for: submitted [1844?].
  • ff. 215-241 (imperf.) George Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1844.
  • ff. 242-255 Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, called 'Francisco Frost'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
  • ff. 256-285 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
  • ff. 286-306b Alexandre Dumas, Père, French writer: Plays by: submitted 1832-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 307-324b Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 307-324b Charles Duveyrier, writer; brother of Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier: Plays by: submitted 1834-1849.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 325-385 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
  • ff. 325-385 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
  • ff. 386-452, 472-506 Margaret Mellon: Plays by: submitted 1844-1847.
  • ff. 453-471 William Reeve: Play by: submitted 1844.
  • ff. 507-567 John Saville Faucit, called 'John Faucit Saville', actor: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1841-1851.
  • ff. 507-567 William Thompson Townsend, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1847.
  • ff. 568-602b William Henry Oxberry, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.
  • ff. 631, 875 Richard Lawrence, manager of the Strand Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1844.
  • ff. 643-650 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
  • ff. 651-693 (autogr.) Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes, American actress and dramatist; afterwards wife of Edmon S Conner: Plays by: submitted 1844.
  • f. 726 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
  • ff. 726-746 Eliza Vincent, actress-manager: Play by: submitted 1844.
  • ff. 788-874 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
  • ff. 875-898 J. S. Stapleton: Play by: submitted 1844.
  • ff. 899-953 T. J. Frazer: Plays by: submitted 1844, 1848.

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Add MS 42974 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CX (ff. 953). March-April 1844. (1) 'The Giant's Causeway! or the Slumber of…
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Start Date:
1844
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1844
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Mar 1844-Apr 1844
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A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, barrister and comic writer, 1811-1856
Barnes, Charlotte Mary Sanford, American actor and dramatist; wife of actor Edmond S. Connor, 1818-1863
Blake, Thomas G.
Blanchard, Edward Litt Leman, called 'Francis Frost', writer
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Dance, George, Knight, dramatist, librettist, 1857-1932
Dumas, Alexandre, called Père, writer, 1802-1870
Duveyrier, Anne-Honoré-Joseph, alias "Mélesville", playwright and songwriter, 1787-1865
Duveyrier, Charles, writer and brother of Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier, 1803-1866
Faucit, John Saville, actor, c 1783-1853
Frazer, T. J.
Keeley, Mary Anne, widow of Robert Keeley; actress
Lawrence, Richard, manager of the Strand Theatre
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Mellon, Margaret
Mildenhall, Thomas
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Oxberry, William Henry, actor and dramatist
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Reeve, William, of Add MS 42974
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Rosier, Joseph Bernard, called (with others) 'Monsieur Losier', dramatist
Smith, Albert Richard, writer and lecturer
Stapleton, J. S.
Townsend, William Thompson, dramatist
Vincent, Eliza, actress-manager