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040-002003654

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXV (ff. 1127). Oct.-Nov. 1844.

(1) 'Watch and Ward' altered from 'The Captain of the Watch', by A. S. Wigan, Scene 1. Autograph. ff. 2-18.

(2) 'Sam Patch the Jumper'. ff. 19-32 b.

(3) 'The Forest Princess or Two Centuries ago', by Charlotte M. S. Barnes. ff. 79-81 b, and corrections throughout, are autograph. ff. 33-81 b.

(4) 'A Night of Horrors', by S. A. Emery. ff. 82-116.

(5) 'To Persons about to marry', by A. R. Smith. ff. 117-131 .

(6) 'Life's Highway or Sharps and Dupes', by G. C. Dillon. ff. 132-164.

(7) 'Nick of the Woods'. ff. 165-193.

(8) 'The King's Favourites'. ff. 194-219 b.

(9) 'Beelzebub' ('The Prediction'). ff. 220-293.

(10) 'Lucia di Lammermoor', by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?) ff. 294-318.

(11) 'Alma' ('Alma or the Daughter of Fire'), by T. Mildenhall. ff. 319- 342.

(12) 'The Whole Hog'. ff. 343-367.

(13) 'The Knight and the Sprite!!! or the Cold Water Cure', by G. A. À Beckett and M. Lemon. ff. 368-385.

(14) 'The Sealed Sentence', by E. Stirling. ff. 386-420 b.

(15) 'The Seven Champions of Christendom and the Storm Demon or Harlequin and the Fiery Flying Dragon, the Terror of the Land' ('The Seven Champions of Christendom and the Storm Demon or Harlequin and the Fiery Flying Lion, the Terror of the Land'), opening (ff. 423-442) by F. Ede, comic business (ff. 443-452) by G. Anderson. ff. 421-452.

(16) 'A Trip to Kissingen', by T. Taylor and A. A. Knox. ff. 455-511, 523 b are in the autograph of T. Taylor. ff. 453-527.

(17) 'Old Heads and Young Hearts', by 'D. Boucicault'. ff. 528-569 b.

(18) 'A Cure for Dumbness or an Irish Diploma' ('The Irish Doctor or the Dumb Lady Cured'), by G. A. F. Wood. ff. 570-583.

(19) 'The Black Fisherman or the Daughter of the Deep', by G. D. Pitt, Act 1. ff. 584-605 b.

(20) 'The Castle of Aymon or the Four Brothers' altered from 'The Four Sons of Aymon', by T. H. Reynoldson, Act I. ff. 609-617 b, 619-625 b are possibly autograph. ff. 606-625 b.

(21) 'The Strange Intruder', by T. Archer. ff. 626-659.

(22) Address for H. Rignold and W. Rogers. ff. 660-662 b.

(23) 'The Pretty White Mouse or Harlequin Robin Hood'. ff. 663-676 b.

(24) 'Il Pirata or the Pirate' ('The Pirate'), by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?). ff. 677-694.

(25) 'The City Madam'. ff. 695-732 b.

(26) 'The Major Domo' ('The Court Pages or the Major Domo'), by Margaret Mellon (see also 42977, art. 16). ff. 733-787.

(27) 'The Six Degrees of Crime! or Wine! Women! Gaming, Theft, Murder, the Scaffold', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 788-832.

(28) 'The Daughter of St Mark', by A. Bunn. ff. 833-869.

(29) 'Zulema, the Circassian Beauty, or the Robbers of Mount Caucasus!', by S. Atkyns. ff. 870-911.

(30) 'Lessons of Life or the Lace Maker of Lisle'. ff. 912-959 b.

(31) 'The Weaver of Lyons or the Three Conscripts', by J. Barber. ff. 960-987.

(32) 'Home again!' altered from 'The Marriage Contract or the Lieutenant's Daughters' ('Home again or the Lieutenant's Daughters'), by E. Fitzball, Acts 1 and 2. Autograph. ff. 988-1040.

(33) 'The Seven Ages of Man or the End of Crime', by T. H. Webb. ff. 1041-1127 b.

includes:

ff. 2-18 (imperf.) Alfred Sydney Wigan, actor: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.: Mostly autogr.
ff. 33-81 b (partly autogr.) Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes, American actress and dramatist; afterwards wife of Edmon S Conner: Plays by: submitted 1844.
ff. 34-33 Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes, American actress and dramatist; afterwards wife of Edmon S Conner: Letter to J. M. Kemble: 1844.
ff. 82-116 Samuel Anderson Emery, actor: Plays by: submitted 1844, 1851.
ff. 117-131 Albert Richard Smith, writer and lecturer: Plays by: submitted 1842-1851.: Some autogr. Some printed.
ff. 118, 989 Mary Anne Keeley, widow of Robert Keeley; actress: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1846.
ff. 132-164 G. Charles Dillon, actor-manager: Plays by: submitted 1844-1845.
f. 165 John Langford Pritchard, actor: Letter to J. M. Kemble: 1844.
ff. 220, 607 Henry John Wallack, actor and stage-manager of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to M. Kemble: 1843-1845.
ff. 294-318, 606-625b (imperf.), 677-694 Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 319-342 Thomas Mildenhall: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 368-385 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.
ff. 368-385 Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 386-420b Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 423-442 Frederick Ede: Plays by: submitted 1843-1847.
ff. 443-452 G. Anderson: Play by: submitted 1844.
ff. 453-527 Alexander Andrew Knox, barrister: Play by: submitted 1844.
ff. 453-527 (partly autogr.) Tom Taylor, called 'John Roakes', dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
ff. 528-569b Dionysius Lardner Bourcicault, called 'Dion Boucicault'; actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1839-1851.
ff. 570-583 George A. F. Wood: Play by: submitted 1844.
ff. 584-605b George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 626-659 Thomas Archer, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1848.
f. 627 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
ff. 660-662b Henry Rignold, actor: Address for, with W. Rogers: submitted 1844.
ff. 660-662b William Rogers: Address for, with H. Rignold: submitted 1844.
f. 678 A. L. V. Campbell, of the Grecian Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1846.
ff. 733-787 Margaret Mellon: Plays by: submitted 1844-1847.
ff. 788-832 Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 833-869 Alfred Bunn, theatrical manager and writer: Plays by: submitted 1831-1847.
f. 834 John Cooper, actor: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1844.
ff. 870-911 Samuel Atkyns, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.
ff. 960-987 James Barber, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1846.
ff. 988-1040 (imperf.) Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 1041-1127b T. H. Webb: Plays by: submitted 1844-1848.

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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 42979 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXV (ff. 1127). Oct.-Nov. 1844. (1) 'Watch and Ward' altered from 'The Captain of the…

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1844

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1844

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Oct 1844-Nov 1844

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A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, barrister and comic writer, 1811-1856
Anderson, G.
Archer, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Atkyns, Samuel, actor and dramatist, fl 1844-1850
Barber, James, playwright, fl mid 19th century
Barnes, Charlotte Mary Sanford, American actor and dramatist; wife of actor Edmond S. Connor, 1818-1863
Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Bourcicault, Dionysius Lardner, called 'Dion Boucicault'; actor and dramatist
Bunn, Alfred, theatrical manager and writer, 1796-1860
Campbell, A. L. V., of the Grecian Saloon
Cooper, John, actor
Dillon, G Charles, actor-manager, fl 1844-1845
Ede, Frederick, playwright, fl 1843-1847
Emery, Samuel Anderson, actor, 1817-1881
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Keeley, Mary Anne, widow of Robert Keeley; actress
Knox, Alexander Andrew, barrister
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
Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist
Pritchard, John Langford, actor, 1799-1850
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Rignold, Henry, actor
Rogers, William, of Add MS 42927
Smith, Albert Richard, writer and lecturer
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Taylor, Tom, called 'John Roakes' dramatist and editor of 'Punch', 1817-1880
Wallack, Henry John, actor and stage-manager of Covent Garden Theatre
Webb, T. H.
Wigan, Alfred Sydney, actor
Wood, George A. F.