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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXV (ff. 960). Nov. 1845 (see also 42990, art. 39).

(1) 'The Ruined House at Millbanke', by T. P. Taylor. ff. 2-28.

(2) 'The Princess who was changed into a Deer'. ff. 29-73 b.

(3) 'Maritana', by E. Fitzball. ff. 74-184.

(4) 'Alexander Selkirk or the Hero of the Lone Island'. ff. 185-211.

(5) 'Le Secret de mon Oncle', by C. Varin. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 212-223 b.

(6) 'Deux Filles à marier', by 'Monsieur Amédée de Beauplan' and - French. Printed (1844). ff. 224-233 b.

(7) 'Le Serment de Collége', by A. B. B. Decomberousse. French. Printed (1838). ff. 234-245 b.

(8) 'Redcliff'. ff. 246-291 b.

(9) 'Chacun chez soi', by 'Monsieur Léonce' and 'Monsieur Lubize'. French. Printed [1845]. ff. 292-299 b.

(10) 'The Violet', by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?). ff. 300-360.

(11) 'Le Lansquenet', by 'Monsieur Lockroy' and J. A. F. Langlé. French. Printed (1845). ff. 361-376 b.

(12) 'Village Belles or a Tale of a Heart', by J. H. Wilkins. ff. 377-433.

(13) 'The Gay Grocer of Three Wives'. ff. 434-532 b.

(14) 'The Witch Finder and his Mother', by W. T. Townsend. ff. 533- 576.

(15) 'A Young Tradesman's Progress', Acts 1 to 3. ff. 577-630.

(16) 'Hearts of Iron or the King's Watch', by G. Almar. ff. 631-662.

(17) 'The Maiden Aunt', by R. B. Knowles. ff. 663-692.

(18) 'The Minute Gun at Sea or the Mariner's Sister', by C. Z. Barnett. Autograph (?). ff. 693-774.

(19) 'Harlequin Prince of Thebes or the Star Talisman of the Elements and the Compact of the Enchanted Castle of the Silver Lake', by B. F. Rayner. ff. 775-784.

(20) 'Who is she?', by E. Stirling. ff. 785-810.

(21) 'The Weaver's Wife or the Father's First Crime', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 811-897 b.

(22) 'Railway Bubbles', by J. S. Coyne. ff. 898-909.

(23) 'The Miseries of Human Life', by B. N. Webster. ff. 910-919.

(24) 'Harlequin and the Golden Branch or the Red Dwarf and the Seer of the Giant Mountain'. ff. 920-948 b.

(25) 'Harlequin Don Quixote and his Bright Steed Rosinante or the Enchanted Dulcinea and the Old Christmas Revels of the Past and Present' ('Harlequin Don Quixote de la Mancha or Sancho Panza and Dulcinea of Toboso'), by W. Batty and T. Thompson. ff. 949-959.

(26) ['Paul Pry ! on Horseback! or Harlequin and the Magic Horse Shoe!'], by C. A. Somerset, single scene (the rest of the play, which was produced in 1856, is not included in the present series). f. 960.

includes:

ff. 2-28 Thomas Proclus Taylor: Plays by: submitted 1835-1849.
ff. 3, 185 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
ff. 74-184 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 212-223b Charles Victor Varin, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1831-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 224-233b Amédée Rousseau, alias de Beauplan; composer: Play by: submitted 1845.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 234-245b Alexis Barbe Benoît Decomberousse, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1835-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 292-299b Charles Henri Ladislas Laurençot, alias 'Monsieur Leonce'; writer of plays: Plays by: submitted 1837-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 292-299b Pierre Henri Martin, called 'Monsieur Lubize', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1845-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 300-360 Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 361-376b Joseph Adolphe Ferdinand Langlé, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1843, [1845?].: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 361-376b Joseph Philippe Simon, called 'Monsieur Lockroy', dramatist and actor: Plays by: submitted 1832-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
f. 377 Robert William Honnes, actor-manager: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
ff. 377-433 John Henry Wilkins: Plays by: submitted 1845-1851.
f. 532b Thomas Rouse, manager of the Grecian Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1850.
f. 533 Frederic Neale, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
ff. 533-576 William Thompson Townsend, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1847.
ff. 631-662 George Almar, theatre manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1838-1850.
ff. 663-692 Richard Brinsley Knowles, journalist; son of James Sheridan Knowles: Play by: submitted 1845.
ff. 693-774 Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 775-784 Barnabas F. Rayner: Plays by: submitted 1845-1846.
ff. 785-810 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
f. 811 Samuel Lane, proprietor of the Britannia Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1846.
ff. 811-897b George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 898-909 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 910-919 Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
ff. 949-959 T. Thompson: Play by: submitted 1845.
ff. 949-959 William Batty, proprietor of Astley's Amphitheatre: Play by: submitted 1845.
f. 960 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: 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 42989 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXV (ff. 960). Nov. 1845 (see also 42990, art. 39). (1) 'The Ruined House at Millbanke',…

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1845

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1845

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Almar, George, theatre manager and dramatist
Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Batty, William, proprietor of Astley's Amphitheatre, 1801-1868
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Decomberousse, Alexis Barbe Benoît, playwright, 1793-1862
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Honnes, Robert William, actor-manager
Knowles, Richard Brinsley, journalist; son of James Sheridan Knowles
Lane, Samuel, proprietor of the Britannia Saloon
Langlé, Joseph Adolphe Ferdinand, dramatist
Laurençot, Charles Henri Ladislas, alias 'Monsieur Leonce', writer of plays
Martin, Pierre Henri, called 'Monsieur Lubize', dramatist
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.
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Rouse, Thomas, manager of the Grecian Saloon
Rousseau, Amédée, composer al de Beauplan
Simon, Joseph Philippe, called 'Monsieur Lockroy', dramatist and actor
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Taylor, Thomas Proclus
Thompson, T.
Townsend, William Thompson, dramatist
Varin, Charles Victor, dramatist
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist
Wilkins, John Henry, of Add MS 42989