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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXIII (ff. 1169). Aug.-Sept. 1845.

(1) 'The Rover's Secret or the Bridge of St Martin', by E. Stirling. Autograph. ff. 2-40 b.

(2) Address for the Royal Albert Saloon. ff. 41-44 b.

(3) 'The White Slave or Murder and Misery', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 45-91 b.

(4) 'Margaret Maddison or the Female Fire Raiser', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 92- 142 b.

(5) 'By Royal Command', by E. Stirling, Act 1. ff. 143-159.

(6) 'Mrs Caudle Abroad and at Home and Adventures in France' altered from 'Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures and Adventures in France', by C. Selby. ff. 160-171.

(7) 'Theresa Vostner, a Tale of the Tyrol' ('Theresa Vorschner or the Traitor of the Tyrol Pass'), by G. D. Pitt. ff. 172-205.

(8) 'Physician's Wife'. ff. 206-311.

(9) 'The Legal Friend' al. 'My Legal Friend'. ff. 312-322.

(10) 'Enquire within', by 'D. Boucicault' (the last page forms art. 26). Autograph. ff. 323-345.

(11) 'Clarisse or the Merchant's Daughter', by E. Stirling. ff. 346-399.

(12) 'Eliza Holmes or the Wild Horde of the Wolfe's Lair' altered from 'Jessy Mayflower or the Wild Horde of the Wolfe's Glen', by F. Neale. ff. 400-438.

(13) 'The Boy King', by B. N. Webster. ff. 439-465.

(14) 'The Student's Dream or the Fiend of the Fountain', by T. G. Blake. ff. 466-489.

(15) 'The Bride of the Nile', by B. F. Rayner. ff. 490-526.

(16) 'Grace Challoner or the One Witness!', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 527- 566 b.

(17) 'The Ship on Fire! A Romance of the Deep', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 567- 616, 618-633 are possibly autograph. ff. 567-633.

(18) 'Tally ho, the Modern Mephistopheles or the Husband's Pest and the Wife's Plague', by G. D. Pitt, Act 1. ff. 634-649 b.

(19) 'Mrs Jane Shore or the King's Mistress', by R. N. Lee. Autograph (?). ff. 650-678 b.

(20) 'The Cottage of Love', by J. Oxenford. Autograph (?). ff. 679- 719.

(21) 'Gale Breezely or the Tale of a Tar', by J. B. Johnstone. Autograph (?). ff. 720-761.

(22) 'The False Mr Pope', by R. B. Peake. ff. 762-771.

(23) 'Mabel Connell', by T. G. Blake, Act. 1. ff. 772-788.

(24) 'Blue Beard or Something Curious' al. 'A Night with Bluebeard', by C. S. James. ff. 789-832 b.

(25) 'The Primrose of Ireland, Sweet Irish Molly O or the Miller of Catton' al. 'Irish Molly O! or the Primrose of Ireland', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 870- 882 are possibly autograph. ff. 833-846, 848-882.

(26) 'Enquire within', by 'D. Boucicault', last page only (the rest of the play forms art. 10). Autograph. f. 847.

(27) 'Moyra or the Malediction of the Dead', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 883- 917 b.

(28) 'The Queen of Bohemia or London in the Reign of Charles 2nd' ('The Queen of Bohemia or London in 1664'), by E. L. L. Blanchard. ff. 918-1000.

(29) 'The Cabinet Question', by J. R. Planché. ff. 1001-1014 b.

(30) 'Next Door', by A. S. Wigan. ff. 1022-1024 b, 1027-1049 are autograph. ff. 1015-1049.

(31) 'Trafalgar', by A. L. V. Campbell. Autograph. ff. 1050-1069.

(32) 'The Last of the Bravoes', by J. Oxenford. ff. 1072-1097, 1099- 1113 are possibly autograph. ff. 1070-1113.

(33) 'Seeing Wright', by T. Morton, junior. ff.1114-1139.

(34) 'The Daughter of Fire or the Sprite of the Mountain', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 1140-1169.

includes:

  • ff. 2-40b, 143-159 (imperf.), 346-399 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
  • ff. 45-91b, 92-142b, 172-205, 634-649b, 833-846, 848-882, 883-917b George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
  • ff. 92, 634, 834 Samuel Lane, proprietor of the Britannia Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1846.
  • ff. 143, 1015, 1071 Mary Anne Keeley, widow of Robert Keeley; actress: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1846.
  • ff. 160-171 Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
  • ff. 172, 884 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
  • ff. 323-345 (autogr.), 847 (autogr.) Dionysius Lardner Bourcicault, called 'Dion Boucicault'; actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1839-1851.
  • ff. 400, 467, 772 Frederic Neale, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
  • ff. 400-438 Frederic Neale, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Plays by: submitted 1845-1849.
  • ff. 439-465 Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
  • ff. 466-489, 772-788 (imperf.) Thomas G. Blake: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.: Some imperf.
  • ff. 490-526 Barnabas F. Rayner: Plays by: submitted 1845-1846.
  • ff. 527-566b, 567-633, 1140-1169 Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 650-678b Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 679-719, 1070-1113 John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 720-761 (autogr.?) John Beer Johnstone, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1848.
  • ff. 762-771 Richard Brinsley Peake, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1849.
  • ff. 789-832b Charles Stanfield James: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1845-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
  • f. 790 John Parry, musician, composer and dramatist; d.1851: Letter to - Browell: 1848.
  • ff. 918-1000 Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, called 'Francisco Frost'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
  • f. 919 Kate Howard, manager of the Olympic Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845.
  • ff. 1001-1014b James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
  • ff. 1015-1049 Alfred Sydney Wigan, actor: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.: Mostly autogr.
  • ff. 1050-1069 A. L. V. Campbell, of the Grecian Saloon: Plays by: submitted 1845-1849.: Mostly autogr.
  • ff. 1114-1139 Thomas Morton, the younger; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1842-1848.
  • f. 1141 Henry Brading, proprietor of the Albert Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.

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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 42987 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXIII (ff. 1169). Aug.-Sept. 1845. (1) 'The Rover's Secret or the Bridge of St…
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Start Date:
1845
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1845
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Aug 1845-Sep 1845
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Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Blake, Thomas G.
Blanchard, Edward Litt Leman, called 'Francis Frost', writer
Bourcicault, Dionysius Lardner, called 'Dion Boucicault'; actor and dramatist
Brading, Henry, proprietor of the Albert Saloon
Campbell, A. L. V., of the Grecian Saloon
Howard, Kate, manager of the Olympic Theatre
James, Charles Stanfield, of Add MS 42987
Johnstone, John Beer, actor and dramatist
Keeley, Mary Anne, widow of Robert Keeley; actress
Lane, Samuel, proprietor of the Britannia Saloon
Lee, Richard Nelson, actor and dramatist
Morton, Thomas, the younger, dramatist
Neale, Frederic, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Parry, John, musician composer and dramatist, d1851
Peake, Richard Brinsley, writer, 1792-1847
Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Rayner, Barnabas F.
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist
Wigan, Alfred Sydney, actor