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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXVI (ff. 1221). Dec. 1845, except art. 39 (Nov. 1845).

(1) 'David Hunt or the Backwodsman (sic) and his Daughter, a Tale of the Paire (sic)' al. 'David, Hunt the Backwoodsman or Life, Love and Jealousy, a Tale of the Pairie (sic) 'by G. D. Pitt. ff. 2-64.

(2) 'Chachechichochu and Wanky Twanky Fum or Harlequin in China', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 65-78.

(3) 'The Lioness of the North or the Prisoner of Shlusselbourg', by C. Selby. ff. 79- 111 b.

(4) 'Liverpool in 1796 or the Jew of Love Lane'. ff. 112- 128 b.

(5) 'The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle or Harlequin England, Ireland and Scotland', by R. N. Lee. f. 143 is possibly autograph. ff. 129-144 b.

(6) 'The Cricket on the Hearth, a Fairy Tale of Home', by A. R. Smith. Autograph. ff. 145-204.

(7) 'Jeames or the Railroad Footman of Berkeley Squ.'. ff. 205-258.

(8) 'The Mendicant Son or the Jew of Southwark', by E. Stirling. ff. 259- 300 b.

(9) 'The Key of the Kingdom or Harlequin and the Great King Gumption' ('The Key of the Kingdom or Harlequin and the Fairy Bluebell'). ff. 301- 322.

(10) 'Butcher, Butcher, kill an Ox or Harlequin Magic Money Box', by F. Neale. ff. 323-345.

(11) 'Old Nick the Railway King or Harlequin and the Chinese Queen of the Golden Pogado (sic)'. ff. 346-360 b.

(12) 'Mary, Mary quite Contrary or Harlequin Leap Year and the Fairy Ladyday'. ff. 361-374.

(13) 'Guy Earl of Warwick or Harlequin Warrior and the Famed Dun Cow of Dunmore Heath'. ff. 375-402.

(14) 'Railway Mania or the Irish Sharebroker' altered from 'Speculation or the Irish Sharebroker'. ff. 403-436.

(15) 'Harlequin and Poonoowingkeewangflibeedeeflobeedeebuskeebang or the King of the Cannibal Islands'. ff. 437-443 b.

(16) 'Fleur de Genêt', by C. H. Dubois-d' Avesnes. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 444-460 b.

(17) 'The Dog of the Pyreneans' ('The Dog of the Pyrenees'). ff. 461- 496 b.

(18) 'Harlequin Gulliver or Giants and Dwarfs'. ff. 497-534.

(19) 'The Edict of the Secret Council or the Exiled Plantagenet', by B. F. Rayner. ff. 535-551 b.

(20) 'The Pantomime of Tippitywitchet' ('Tippitywitchet or Harlequin Tom Bobbin and the Comical Witches of Lancashire'), by E. L. L. Blanchard. ff. 552-558.

(21) 'The Bride of the Nile'. ff. 559-585 b.

(22) 'Harlequin Pervonte and the Steam King or the Woodman's Wishes and the Fairy Frog !' ('Harlequin and the Steam King or Pervonte's Wishes and the Fairy Frog'), by T. L. Greenwood. ff. 586-600.

(23) 'Too Many Cooks spoil the Broth', by T.H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?). ff. 601-644.

(24) 'The Artizan and his Daughters or Napolean's Flower !' altered from 'Jeanne (al. Jean) and Jeanneton or Napolean's Flower!', by T. Archer. ff. 645-688.

(25) 'The Enchanted Horse' ('The Enchanted Horse or Prince Firoaz, Schah of Persia, and the Princess of Bengal'), by C. L. Kenney, A. R. Smith and T. Taylor, Act 1. Printed proofs (n.d.). ff. 689-702.

(26) 'Harlequin King Lud of Ludgate and his Two Sons or the Genius of the City and the Fairy Pleasure', by F. Fenton. ff. 703-718.

(27) 'Little Tommy Tucker or Harlequin and Mother Red Cap', by R. N. Lee. ff. 719-737.

(28) 'Harlequin and the Magic Sirloin or the Roast Beef of Old England and the Charmed Plum Pudding', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 738-757 b.

(29) 'The Robbers', by J. R. Anderson. ff. 758-832 b.

(30) 'Jeanne et Jeanneton', by A. E. Scribe and A. F. Varner. French. Printed [1845]. ff. 833-847 b.

(31) 'Un Changement de Main', by J. F. A. Bayard and C. Lafont. French. Printed [1845]. ff. 848-861 b.

(32) 'The Cricket on the Hearth', by B. N. Webster. ff. 862-883 b.

(33) 'The Cricket on the Hearth', by E. Stirling, Act 1. ff. 884-894.

(34) 'The Cricket on the Hearth', by T. Archer. ff. 895-990.

(35) 'The Bee and the Orange Tree or the Four Wishes', by J. R. Planché. ff. 991-1001 b.

(36) 'The Golden Bell or Poverty in the Midst of Riches'. ff. 1002-1061.

(37) 'Les Deux Sæurs ou le Mentor', by N. Fournier. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 1062-1071 b.

(38) 'The Cricket on the Hearth', by W. T. Townsend. ff. 1072-1124.

(39) 'The Peri of the Mist or Harlequin and the Captive of the Marble Halls', by J. W. Cooper. ff. 1125-1141.

(40) 'The Cricket on the Hearth', by W. J. Lucas. ff. 1142-1221.

includes:

  • ff. 2-64, 65-78 George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
  • ff. 79-111b Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
  • ff. 129-144b, 719-737 Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 145, 689 Mary Anne Keeley, widow of Robert Keeley; actress: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1846.
  • ff. 145-204, 689-702 (printed, imperf.) Albert Richard Smith, writer and lecturer: Plays by: submitted 1842-1851.: Some autogr. Some printed.
  • ff. 206, 302, 602 John Medex Maddox, theatre manager and playwright: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1847.
  • ff. 259-300b, 884-894 (imperf.) Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
  • f. 323 Frederic Neale, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
  • ff. 323-345 Frederic Neale, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Plays by: submitted 1845-1849.
  • ff. 444, 460b Charles Hippolyte Dubois-d'Avesnes, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1842-1845.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 535-551b Barnabas F. Rayner: Plays by: submitted 1845-1846.
  • ff. 552-558 Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, called 'Francisco Frost'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
  • f. 553 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
  • ff. 586-600 Thomas Langdon Greenwood, dramatist and theatre manager: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
  • ff. 601-644 Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
  • ff. 645-688, 895-990 Thomas Archer, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1848.
  • ff. 689-702 (printed) Tom Taylor, called 'John Roakes', dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
  • ff. 689-702 (printed, imperf.) Charles Lamb Kenney, journalist and author: Plays by: submitted 1844-1847.
  • ff. 703-718 F. Fenton: Play by: submitted 1845.
  • ff. 738-757b Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
  • ff. 758-832 b James Robertson Anderson, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1845, 1850.
  • f. 759 George Ellis, of Drury Lane and the Surrey Theatres: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1848.
  • ff. 833-847b Antoine François Varner, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 833-847b Auguste Eugène Scribe, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 848-861b Jean François Alfred Bayard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 848-861b Charles Lafont, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1845-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 862-883b Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
  • ff. 991-1001b James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
  • ff. 1062-1071 b Narcisse Fournier, dramatist and novelist: Plays by: submitted 1832-1847.: Fr.: Printed.
  • ff. 1072-1124 William Thompson Townsend, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1847.
  • ff. 1125-1141 J. W. Cooper: Play by: submitted 1845.
  • ff. 1142-1221 William James Lucas: Plays by: submitted 1838-1847.

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Add MS 42990 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXVI (ff. 1221). Dec. 1845, except art. 39 (Nov. 1845). (1) 'David Hunt or the Backwodsman…
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1845
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Anderson, James Robertson, actor and dramatist
Archer, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Bayard, Jean François Alfred, dramatist, 1796-1853
Blanchard, Edward Litt Leman, called 'Francis Frost', writer
Cooper, J. W.
Ellis, George, of Drury Lane and the Surrey Theatres
Fenton, F.
Fournier, Narcisse, dramatist and novelist
Greenwood, Thomas Langdon, dramatist and theatre manager, fl 1824-1867
Keeley, Mary Anne, widow of Robert Keeley; actress
Kenney, Charles Lamb, journalist and author
Lafont, Charles, dramatist
Lee, Richard Nelson, actor and dramatist
Lucas, William James
Maddox, John Medex, theatre manager and playwright
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
Planché, James Robinson, playwright, 1796-1880,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120963961,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/71552941
Rayner, Barnabas F.
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Scribe, Auguste Eugène, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Smith, Albert Richard, writer and lecturer
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Taylor, Tom, called 'John Roakes' dramatist and editor of 'Punch', 1817-1880
Townsend, William Thompson, dramatist
Varner, Antoine François, dramatist
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist
d'Avesnes, Charles-Hippolyte, actor, playwright and theatre director, 1800-1874