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040-002003650

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXI (ff. 1033). April-June 1844.

(1) 'The Destruction of the Bastile'. ff. 2-47 b.

(2) 'The Will Forgers' al. 'Letitia Wingrove or the Crime Slumber of Forgery' ('Emma Wingrove or Crime Slumbers'), [by T. Mildenhall?]. Autograph (?). ff. 48-77 b.

(3) 'Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf', by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?). ff. 78-111 b.

(4) 'Polkamania', by J. H. Stocqueler. Autograph (?). ff. 112-139.

(5) 'The Jew's Revenge', by J. Duncan al. Dunkin. ff. 140-241.

(6) 'The Invisible Client', by E. L. L. Blanchard. ff. 242-254.

(7) 'Polka! Polka! Polka! or who's to teach it'. ff. 255-277.

(8) 'Un Jour d'Orage', by N. Fournier. French. Printed [1843]. ff. 278- 283 b.

(9) 'Wife Hunting or a Hint to Duellists' ('Wife Hunting or a Hint for Duelling'), by T. E. Lyon. ff. 284-305.

(10) 'Hugh the Gipsey', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 306-341.

(11) 'Cut for Partners', by J. Bruton. ff. 342-353 b.

(12) 'Carlo et Carlin', by 'Monsieur Mélesville' and 'P. F. Pinel Dumanoir'. French. Printed(1844). ff. 354-373 b.

(13) 'The White Feather!'(see also 42968, art.23). ff.374-410.

(14) 'The Child of Air'. ff. 411-421.

(15) 'La Marquise de Carabas', by J. F. A. Bayard and 'P. F. Pinel Dumanoir'. French. Printed (1843). ff. 422-435 b.

(16) 'Madame Favart', by 'Monsieur Xavier' and A. M. B. Gaudichot- Masson. French. Printed (1837). ff. 436-449 b.

(17) 'La Polka en Provence', by A. B. B. Decomberousse and 'J. Cordier'. French. Printed (1844). ff. 450-458 b.

(18) 'The Young Sculptor or Two Heads Better than One!', [by T. Mildenhall?]. Autograph(?). ff. 459-496 b.

(19) 'George Barnwell or the London Merchant Tailor', by M. Corri. ff. 497-518 b.

(20) 'The Instrument of Torture or the Needle and its Victims'. ff.519-597.

(21) 'Wars in China or the Battles of Chinghae and Amoy' ('The Chinese War or the Conquest of Amoy by British Arms'), by C. A. Somerset. ff. 598- 641.

(22) 'Blanche de Valmy', by W. B. Bemard. ff. 642-665.

(23) 'Zangarno's Cave or Harlequin, Queen of the Crystal Grot', by F. Ede. ff. 666-683.

(24) 'The Sempstress', by M. Lemon. ff. 684-695.

(25) 'Chester Fair', by Anna M. Hall. ff. 696-744.

(26) 'A Row in the Buildings', by T. L. Greenwood. ff. 745-780.

(27) Address for Mary A. Warner. ff. 781-784 b.

(28) 'The Savage and the Maiden or Crummles and his Daughter' al. 'The Savage and the Maiden or Crummles and the Infant Phenomenon', by J. H. Horncastle. ff. 785-796 b.

(29) 'The Carpenter of Rouen', by J. Jones. ff. 797-822.

(30) 'The Alchemist's Daughter' ('The Alchymyst's Daughter'), by J. Oxenford. Autograph (?). ff. 823-855.

(31) 'Cumberland Mary or the Star-Walkers of the Hills', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 856-918.

(32) 'Taken by Surprise', by J. Courtney. ff. 919-967.

(33) 'The Momentous Question' altered from 'Rachael Ryland or the Momentous Question', by E. Fitzball. Autograph. ff. 968-1033.

includes:

f. 2 Frederick Fox Cooper, dramatist and newspaper proprietor: Letter to J. M. Kemble: 1844.
ff. 48-77b, 459-496b Thomas Mildenhall: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 78-111b Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 112-139 (autogr. ?) Joachim Hayward Stocqueler, writer of plays: Plays by: submitted 1844-1848.
ff. 140-241 John Dunkin, alias Duncan: Plays by: submitted 1844-1846.
ff. 242-254 Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, called 'Francisco Frost'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
f. 256 Frederick Frampton, of the Royal Victoria Theatre: Letter to J. M. Kemble: 1844.
ff. 278-283b Narcisse Fournier, dramatist and novelist: Plays by: submitted 1832-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 284-305 T. E. Lyon, comedian: Plays by: submitted 1844, 1847.
ff. 306-341 Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 342-353b James Bruton: Plays by: submitted 1842-1844.
ff. 354-373b Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 354-373b, 422-435b Philippe François Pinel, alias 'Philippe François Pinel Dumanoir'and 'Monsieur Dumanoir': Plays by: submitted 1830-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
f. 375 Mary Anne Keeley, widow of Robert Keeley; actress: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1846.
ff. 422-435b Jean François Alfred Bayard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 436-449b Auguste Michel Benoît Gaudichot-Masson, novelist and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 436-449b Joseph Xavier Boniface, alias Saintine; alias 'Monsieur Xavier'; novelist and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 450-458b Éléonore Tenaille de Vaulabelle, called 'Jules Cordier', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1843-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 450-458b Alexis Barbe Benoît Decomberousse, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1835-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 497-518b Montagu P. Corri, composer: Play by: submitted 1844.
ff. 598-641 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 642-665 William Bayle Bernard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.
ff. 643, 824, 920 John Medex Maddox, theatre manager and playwright: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1847.
ff. 666-683 Frederick Ede: Plays by: submitted 1843-1847.
ff. 684-695 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 696-744 Anna Maria Hall, author: Plays by: submitted 1837-1844.
ff. 745-780 Thomas Langdon Greenwood, dramatist and theatre manager: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 781-784b Mary Amelia Warner, actress-manager; wife of Robert William Warner: Address for: submitted 1844.
ff. 785-796b J. H. Horncastle: Plays by: submitted 1844-1849.
ff. 797-822 Jacob Jones, barrister: Plays by: submitted 1840, 1844.
f. 798 George Wild, manager of the Olympic Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1842-1844.
ff. 823-855 John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 856-918 George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
f. 857 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
ff. 919-967 John Courtney, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1851.
ff. 968-1033 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.

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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 42975 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXI (ff. 1033). April-June 1844. (1) 'The Destruction of the Bastile'. ff. 2-47 b. (2)…

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Start Date:

1844

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1844

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Apr 1844-Jun 1844

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Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Bayard, Jean François Alfred, dramatist, 1796-1853
Bernard, William Bayle, dramatist
Blanchard, Edward Litt Leman, called 'Francis Frost', writer
Boniface, Joseph Xavier, alias 'Monsieur Xavier', novelist and dramatist al Saintine
Bruton, James, of Add MS 42961
Cooper, Frederick Fox, dramatist and newspaper proprietor
Corri, Montagu P, composer
Courtney, John, actor and dramatist
Decomberousse, Alexis Barbe Benoît, playwright, 1793-1862
Dunkin, John, alias Duncan, playwright, fl 1844-1846
Duveyrier, Anne-Honoré-Joseph, alias "Mélesville", playwright and songwriter, 1787-1865
Ede, Frederick, playwright, fl 1843-1847
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Fournier, Narcisse, dramatist and novelist
Frampton, Frederick, of the Royal Victoria Theatre
Greenwood, Thomas Langdon, dramatist and theatre manager, fl 1824-1867
Hall, Anna Maria, née Fielding; writer, 1800-1881
Horncastle, J. H.
Jones, Jacob, barrister
Keeley, Mary Anne, widow of Robert Keeley; actress
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Lyon, T. E., comedian
Maddox, John Medex, theatre manager and playwright
Masson, Auguste-Michel-Benoît, pseudonym Michel Masson, journalist, novelist and playwright, 1800-1883
Mildenhall, Thomas
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Pinel, Philippe-François, playwright and librettist, 1806-1865
Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Stocqueler, Joachim Hayward, writer of plays
Tenaille de Vaulabelle, Éléonore, called 'Jules Cordier', dramatist
Warner, Mary Amelia, actress-manager; wife of Robert William Warner
Wild, George, manager of the Olympic Theatre