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040-002003663

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXIV (ff. 1065). Sept.-Oct. 1845.

(1) 'Loyalty or Speke Hall, Lancashire, during the Commonwealth'. ff. 2-79.

(2) 'The Golden Lily or the Three Brothers of Bagdad', by G. D. Pitt, Act 1. ff. 80-112.

(3) 'Japhet in Search of a Father', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 113-145 b.

(4) 'The Man without a Head or Pleasures of Memory' altered from 'Oblivious Top or Pleasures of Memory', by J. P. Wooler. ff. 146-158 b.

(5) 'Hints to Wives and Advice to Husbands' altered from 'Advice to Husbands', by C. S. Lancaster. ff. 159-177.

(6) 'The Boyhood of Bacchus', by W. L. Rede. ff. 178-212.

(7) 'Luke Sommerton the English Renegade or Louisa the Renegade's Daughter' al. 'Luke Sommerton or the Renegade's Daughter', by W. Rogers. ff. 213-255.

(8) 'Done Brown! or between Two Stools etc.', by 'H. T. Craven'. ff. 256-296.

(9) 'Agnes de Meranie', [by C. Z. Barnett?]. Autograph (?). ff. 297- 345.

(10) 'Taming a Tartar or Matrimony, Magic and Mazourkaphobia', by C. Selby. ff. 346-369.

(11) 'Jack O' Both Sides', by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?). ff. 370- 426.

(12) 'Gideon Giles the Roper or the Gipsey Belle', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 427- 499 b.

(13) 'Bella Ridsdone or Love, Hatred and Revenge'. ff. 500-558.

(14) 'My Uncle's Pet' altered from The Hope of the Family', by T. Archer. ff. 559-603.

(16) 'Pauline' ('Pauline or the Story of a Life'), by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 604- 647 b.

(16) 'Dick and his Double' altered from 'The Double', by T. Archer. ff. 648-695.

(17) 'Spirits and Water or the Rising of the Rivers', by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?). ff. 696-729.

(18) 'The Chalet or Caught not Won', by C. Long. ff. 730-751.

(19) 'Pauline the Pirate or the Female Buccaneers', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 752- 780.

(20) 'The Brigand's Daughter'. ff. 781-812.

(21) 'The Death Wedding or the Witch of the Heath', by T. Mildenhall. ff. 813-853 b.

(22) 'The Battle of Barnet or the Kings of England and the Last of the Barons' ('The Last of the Barons or Warwick the King-Maker and the Battle of Barnet'), by B. F. Rayner. ff. 854-882.

(23) 'Who's the Composer?', by J. M. Morton. ff. 883-911.

(24) 'The Dreamer', by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?). ff. 912-950.

(25) 'The Gipsy Bride or a Sister's Love', by T. P. Taylor. ff. 951- 982 b.

(26) 'The Doom Light or the Bridal Eve', by W. T. Townsend. ff. 983- 1010 b.

(27) 'Trapper of the Hills or the Strong Man of the West', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 1011-1031 b.

(28) 'The Old Witch of Teddington or Harlequin and the Glorious Days of Good Queen Bess', by T. H. Webb. ff. 1032-1045.

(29) 'The Railway King', by E. Stirling. Autograph. ff. 1046-1056 b.

(30) 'In and out', by E. Stirling. Autograph. ff. 1057-1065.

includes:

f. 3 John Chippendall Montesquieu Bellew, author, preacher and public reader: Letter to J. M. Kemble (?): 1845.
ff. 80-112, 113-145b, 427-499b, 752-780 George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
f. 113 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
ff. 146-158b John Pratt Wooler, called 'John Pratt'; writer of plays: Plays by: submitted 1845-1851.
ff. 159-177 Charles Sears Lancaster: Plays by: submitted 1845, 1849.
ff. 178-212 William Leman Rede, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1849.: Some imperf.
f. 179 Kate Howard, manager of the Olympic Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845.
ff. 213-255 William Rogers: Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
ff. 256-296 Henry Thornton, called 'Henry Thornton Craven'; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1845-1851.
f. 297 Henry Brading, proprietor of the Albert Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
ff. 297-345, 604-647b, 1011-1031b Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 346-369 Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 370-426, 696-729, 912-950 Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 559-603, 648-695 Thomas Archer, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1848.
ff. 730-751 C. Long: Plays by: submitted 1844-1847.
f. 732 Thomas Rouse, manager of the Grecian Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1850.
ff. 813-853b Thomas Mildenhall: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 854-882 Barnabas F. Rayner: Plays by: submitted 1845-1846.
ff. 883-911 John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
f. 912 John Medex Maddox, theatre manager and playwright: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1847.
ff. 951-982b Thomas Proclus Taylor: Plays by: submitted 1835-1849.
ff. 983-1010b William Thompson Townsend, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1847.
f. 1031 b Frederic Neale, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
ff. 1032-1045 T. H. Webb: Plays by: submitted 1844-1848.
ff. 1046-1056b, 1057-1065 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.

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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 42988 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXIV (ff. 1065). Sept.-Oct. 1845. (1) 'Loyalty or Speke Hall, Lancashire, during the…

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1845

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1845

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Sep 1845-Oct 1845

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Names:

Archer, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Bellew, John Chippendall Montesquieu, author, preacher and public reader
Brading, Henry, proprietor of the Albert Saloon
Howard, Kate, manager of the Olympic Theatre
Lancaster, Charles Sears
Long, C.
Maddox, John Medex, theatre manager and playwright
Mildenhall, Thomas
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
Neale, Frederic, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist
Rayner, Barnabas F.
Rede, William Leman, dramatist
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Rogers, William, of Add MS 42927
Rouse, Thomas, manager of the Grecian Saloon
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Taylor, Thomas Proclus
Thornton, Henry, called 'Henry Thornton Craven', dramatist
Townsend, William Thompson, dramatist
Webb, T. H.
Wooler, John Pratt, called 'John Pratt', writer of plays