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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXIX (ff. 1014). April-May 1846.

(1) 'The Inundation of the Nile or the Tyrant of Egypt'. ff. 3-36.

(2) 'Mademoiselle Nichon', by J. H. Vernoy de Saint-Georges and 'A. de Leuven'. French. Printed (1839). ff. 37-46 b.

(3) 'Ernestine or the Foster Sisters', by T. H. Reynoldson, Act 1. Autograph (?). ff. 47-78.

(4) 'Gillian, the Gipsy of Greenwich, a Tale of the Holidays', by T. G. Blake. ff. 79-109 b.

(5) 'Bocquet Père et Fils ou le Chemin le plus Long', by 'Monsieur Laurencin', M. A. A. Michel and E. M. Labiche. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 110-127 b.

(6) 'Jeffreys or the Wife's Vengeance' ('Judge Jeffreys'), by H. Spicer. Printed [1846]. ff. 128-175 b.

(7) 'Family Treacheries or Wanted, a Will', by J. F. Muir. ff. 176-179.

(8) 'The Midnight Torch or St John of the Island', by C. Z. Barnett, Act 1. ff. 180-220.

(9) 'The Birds of Aristophanes', by J. R. Planché. ff. 221-228.

(10) 'Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom of Coventry'. ff. 229-285.

(11) 'The Cabin Boy or the White Slave', by T. Archer. ff. 286-371.

(12) 'All about Love and Jealousy', by G. Bolton. f. 373 is autograph. ff. 372-398 b.

(13) 'The Mule Driver and his Dogs'. ff. 399-428.

(14) 'The Crown Jewels', by E. Fitzball. ff. 429-635.

(15) 'Poor Robin, the Subject of Gray's Elegy', by G. D. Pitt, Acts 1 and 3. ff. 636-684.

(16) 'Laid up in Port or Sharks along Shore', by T. H. Higgie. ff. 685-706.

(17) 'Which is my Love or a Night at Vauxhall', by Margaret Mellon. ff. 707-754 b.

(18) 'Riche d'Amour', by 'Monsieur Xavier', F. A. Duvert and A. T. de Lauzanne de Vauxroussel. French. Printed (1845). ff. 755-768 b.

(19) 'The Hour of Retribution or the Mariner's Prophecy', by G. J. Walker and C. Z. Barnett, Acts 1 and 3. ff. 769-803.

(20) Address, by G. Bolton, for the Royal Olympic Pavilion. Autograph. ff. 804-809.

(21) 'The Bride's Journey or the Escapes of Adelaide of Dresden', by J. Courtney. ff. 810-825 b.

(22) 'The Prince of Cyprus or the Spirit of the Elements, Earth, Air, Fire, Water', by W. D. Broadfoot. ff. 826-838 b.

(23) 'The Last Kiss' ('The Last Kiss or a Soldier's Grave'), by E. Stirling. Parts of ff. 840 b-854 are autograph. ff. 839-871 b.

(24) 'Woman's Worth or the Three Trials', by D. C. Whitehead. ff. 872- 904.

(25) 'The King of the Commons', by the Rev. J. White. ff. 905-1014.

includes:

f. 20b Frederic Neale, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
ff. 37-46b Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, also called 'Jules Henri Vernoy Saint-Georges', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 37-46b Comte Adolphe de Ribbing, called 'Adolphe de Leuven', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 47-78 (imperf.) Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 79-109b Thomas G. Blake: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.: Some imperf.
ff. 110-127b Paul Aimé Chapelle, alias 'Monsieur Laurencin': Plays by: submitted 1837-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 110-127b Marc Antoine Amédée Michel, alias 'Monsieur Marc-Michel'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 110-127b Eugène Marin Labiche, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1846-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 128-175b (printed) Henry Spicer: Plays by: submitted 1845-1850.
ff. 176-179 John F. Muir, of Glasgow: Play by: submitted 1846.
ff. 180-220, 769-803 (imperf.) Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 221-228 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 286-371 Thomas Archer, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1848.
ff. 372-398b (partly autogr.) George Bolton, lessee of the Olympic Theatre: Plays by: submitted 1846.
f. 374 George Bolton, lessee of the Olympic Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1846-1847.
ff. 429-635 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
f. 430 John Pritt Harley, actor and singer: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1841-1846.
ff. 636-684 George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 685, 810 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
ff. 685-706 Thomas H. Higgie, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
ff. 707-754b Margaret Mellon: Plays by: submitted 1844-1847.
ff. 755-768b Felix Auguste Duvert, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 755-768b Joseph Xavier Boniface, alias Saintine; alias 'Monsieur Xavier'; novelist and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 755-768b Augustin Theodore de Lauzanne de Vauxroussel, alias 'Monsieur Lauzanne': Plays by: submitted 1832-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 769-803 G. J. Walker: Play by: submitted 1846.: Imperf.
ff. 804-809 George Bolton, lessee of the Olympic Theatre: Address by: submitted 1846.: Autogr.
ff. 810-825b John Courtney, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1851.
ff. 826-838b W. D. Broadfoot, stage-manager of Astley's Amphitheatre: Plays by: submitted 1846-1851.
ff. 839-871b Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 872-904 D. Charles Whitehead, writer and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836, 1846.
ff. 905-1014 Reverend James White, writer, of Bonchurch, I of Wight: Plays by: submitted 1846-1847.

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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 42993 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXIX (ff. 1014). April-May 1846. (1) 'The Inundation of the Nile or the Tyrant of Egypt'.…

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1846

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1846

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Apr 1846-May 1846

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Archer, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Blake, Thomas G.
Bolton, George, lessee of the Olympic Theatre
Boniface, Joseph Xavier, alias 'Monsieur Xavier', novelist and dramatist al Saintine
Broadfoot, W. D., stage-manager of Astley's Amphitheatre
Chapelle, Paul Aimé, alias 'Monsieur Laurencin'
Courtney, John, actor and dramatist
Duvert, Felix Auguste, playwright and vaudevillist, 1795-1876
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Harley, John Pritt, actor and singer
Higgie, Thomas H, actor and dramatist
Labiche, Eugène Marin, dramatist
Lauzanne de Vauxroussel, Augustin Theodore de, alias 'Monsieur Lauzanne'
Mellon, Margaret
Michel, Marc Antoine Amédée, alias 'Monsieur Marc-Michel', writer
Muir, John F., of Glasgow
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
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Ribbing, Adolphe, called 'Adolphe de Leuven', playwright and theatre director, 1802-1884
Spicer, Henry, of Add MS 42981
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Jules Henri, alias so called 'Jules Henri Vernoy Saint-Georges' dramatist
Walker, G. J.
White, James, Reverend writer of Bonchurch I of Wight
Whitehead, D. Charles, writer and dramatist