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040-002003653

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXIV (ff. 1043). Sept.-Oct. 1844.

(1) 'The Lilly of the Valley or the Dumb Boy of the Mill'. ff. 2-56.

(2) 'Mother and Son!'. ff. 57-132.

(3) 'Outgeneraled or a Hint to Bachelors' al. 'A Leaf for Bachelors'. ff. 133-149.

(4) 'The Vermont Wool Dealer', by C. A. Logan. ff. 150-166.

(5) 'The Seven Castles of the Passions', by E. Stirling. Parts of ff. 177- 181, 188 b-192 are autograph. ff. 167-192.

(6) 'The Eve of Battle or a Woman's Nerve', by J. S. Faucit. ff. 193-277 b.

(7) 'The Soldier's Oath or the Dowry of Despair' altered from 'The Veteran's Vow or the Dowry of Despair', by G. D. Pitt, Act 1. ff. 278-325.

(8) 'The Syren', by A. Bunn. ff. 326-363 b.

(9) 'La Slumbernambula'. ff. 364-378 b.

(10) 'Henri de Rochemaine or Patrician Pride', by H. B. Roberts, Act 1. ff. 379-413.

(11) 'The Thimble Rig', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 414-424.

(12) 'The Wandering Jew or the Veteran, the Brute-Tamer and the Orphan Girls!', by S. Atkyns. ff. 425-465.

(13) 'Beatrice (altered from Beatrix) or the Broken Heart' al. 'Beatrice, the Beauty of Ghent, or the Broken Heart', by T. G. Blake. ff. 466-539.

(14) 'The Greek Brothers or the Pirate of the Gulph' al. 'The Devil of the Deep or the Twins of Albania' al. 'The Black Admiral or the Devil of the Deep', by G. D. Pitt. Autograph (?). ff. 540-630.

(15) 'Don Caesar de Bazan', by G. A. À Beckett and M. Lemon. f. 637, and songs on ff. 641, 641 b, 658 b, are in the autograph of M. Lemon. ff. 631- 658 b.

(16) 'Yankee Land', by C. A. Logan. ff. 659-673.

(17) 'Don Caesar de Bazan', by 'D. Boucicault' and B. N. Webster. ff. 674-747.

(18) 'Telemachus or the Island of Calypso', [by J. Courtney or J. S. Coyne]. ff. 748-786.

(19) 'The Syren!!', by C. Webb. ff. 787-856.

(20) 'The Maid and the Magpie or Harlequin and the Magic Spoon', by R. N. Lee. Autograph (?). ff. 857-878.

(21) 'A Match for a King', by C. J. Mathews. ff. 879-901.

(22) 'Satan or the Devil in Paris'('The Mysterious Stranger'), by C. Selby. ff. 902-931 b.

(23) 'A Widow Bewitched', by W. J. Lucas. ff. 932-948.

(24) 'Don Caesar de Bazan', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 949-1023 b.

(25) 'Don Caesar of Bazan or the Holy Week', by T. Archer, Act 1. ff. 1024-1043.

includes:

ff. 41+-424 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
f. 134 Mary Anne Keeley, widow of Robert Keeley; actress: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1846.
ff. 150-166, 659-673 Cornelius Ambrosius Logan, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844.
ff. 167-192 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 193-277b John Saville Faucit, called 'John Faucit Saville', actor: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1841-1851.
ff. 278-325, 540-630 George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 326-363b Alfred Bunn, theatrical manager and writer: Plays by: submitted 1831-1847.
ff. 379-413 H. B. Roberts, of the Strand Theatre: Play by: submitted 1844.: Imperf.
ff. 425-465 Samuel Atkyns, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.
ff. 466-539 Thomas G. Blake: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.: Some imperf.
ff. 631-658b Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
ff. 631-658b (partly autogr.) Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 674-747 Dionysius Lardner Bourcicault, called 'Dion Boucicault'; actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1839-1851.
ff. 674-747 Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
ff. 748-786 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 748-786 John Courtney, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1851.
ff. 787-856 Charles Webb: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
f. 788 A. L. V. Campbell, of the Grecian Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1846.
ff. 857-878 Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 879-901 Charles James Mathews, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1826-1850.
ff. 902-931b Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
f. 932 Henry John Wallack, actor and stage-manager of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to M. Kemble: 1843-1845.
ff. 932-948 William James Lucas: Plays by: submitted 1838-1847.
ff. 949-1023b Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 1024-1043 (imperf.) Thomas Archer, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1848.

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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 42978 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXIV (ff. 1043). Sept.-Oct. 1844. (1) 'The Lilly of the Valley or the Dumb Boy of the…

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1844

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1844

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Sep 1844-Oct 1844

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