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040-002003671

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032-002003539

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXXII (ff. 1086). Aug.-Oct. 1846, except art. 25 (June I846).

(1) 'May Marsden and Foul Weather Jack', [by C. Z. Barnett?], Acts 1 and 2. ff. 2-33.

(2) 'The Origin of Powder' altered from 'The Rape of the Barber or the Origin of Powder'. ff. 34-81.

(3) 'Fayre Rosamonde', by J. Courtney. ff. 82-91 b.

(4) 'Oberon' ('The Magic Horn'), by C. Dance. ff. 92-117.

(5) 'Wanted, a Bravo!', by C. Webb. ff. 118-159.

(6) 'Varney the Vampyre', by H. Young, Act 1. ff. 160-214.

(7) 'The Barber and the Bravo or the Princess with the Raven Locks', by Isabella Vernier. ff. 215-232 b.

(8) 'Eliza Cooke or the Felon Father at the Gipsey Tent, an Offering at the Shrine of Poetry' altered from 'Miss Eliza Cook (al. Cooke) or the Felon Father and the Gipsey Chief, an Offering at the Shrine of Poetry', [by G. D. Pitt?]. Autograph (?). ff. 233-347.

(9) 'To be or not to be or Love's Telegraph' ('Love's Telegraph'), front cover only. f. 348.

(10) 'The Day Dream or the Heart's Ordeal', by J. Courtney. ff. 349-435.

(11) 'Richard Markham or the Brothers' Career' ('Markham and Greenwood or the Brothers' Career'), by J. Courtney. ff. 436-472.

(12) 'False Visions or Rose Ashford' altered from 'Rose Ashford', by T. Parry. ff. 473-499.

(13) 'To Parents and Guardians', by T. Taylor. ff. 500-512 b.

(14) 'Love's Rescue or the Last Hour'. ff. 513-560.

(15) 'The Barber's Secret or the Inventor of Powder', by T. Archer. ff. 561-593.

(16) 'Eugenia Claircille or the new Found Home', by T. Parry. ff. 594- 622.

(17) 'Which Mr Smith?', by A. B. Reach. ff. 623-709.

(18) 'Wars of the Punjaub or the Battles of Sobraon and Moodkee'. ff. 710-745.

(19) 'The Civil War of Poetry', by G. Bolton. Autograph. ff. 746-761.

(20) 'The Devil's Horse or the Charmed Bit' ('The Demon Horse! or the Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit'). ff. 762-799.

(21) 'Charlotte Corday or the Bleeding Rose of la Normandie', Acts 1 and 3. ff. 800-835.

(22) 'Life', by P. Palmer. ff. 836-881.

(23) 'Clarissa Harlowe', by T. H. Reynoldson, Act 1. Autograph (?). ff. 882-908.

(24) 'Pride and Crime' altered from 'The Wife's Tragedy or the Mystery Of 20 Years', by Mrs - Denvil. ff. 909-940 b.

(25) 'The Queen of the Abruzzi', by J. S. Coyne. ff. 941-956 b.

(26) 'The Jockey Club', by E. Stirling. Corrections on ff. 1002 b, 1003 b, etc., are autograph. ff. 957-1006.

(27) 'The Shadow of Death or Captain Hawk in the Coffin Cell', by C. A. Somerset. ff. 1007-1051 b.

(28) 'Clarissa Harlowe', by T. H. Lacy and J. Courtney. ff. 1052-1086.

includes:

f. 2 Henry Brading, proprietor of the Albert Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
ff. 2-33 (imperf.) Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 82, 562 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
ff. 82-91b, 349-435, 436-472, 1052-1086 John Courtney, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1851.
ff. 92-117 Charles Dance, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1829-1851.
ff. 118-159 Charles Webb: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
ff. 160-214 (imperf.) H. Young: Plays by: submitted 1846-1851.
ff. 215-232b Isabella Vernier: Play by: submitted 1846.
ff. 233-347 George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 473-499, 594-622 Thomas Parry, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 500-512b Tom Taylor, called 'John Roakes', dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
ff. 561-593 Thomas Archer, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1848.
ff. 623-709 Angus Bethune Reach, journalist: Plays by: submitted 1846-1851.
ff. 746-761 (autogr.) George Bolton, lessee of the Olympic Theatre: Plays by: submitted 1846.
f. 800 Frederic Neale, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1845-1846.
ff. 836-881 P. Palmer: Play by: submitted 1846.
ff. 882-908 (imperf.) Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 909-940b Denvil, wife of W G Denvil, theatre manager: Plays by: submitted 1845, 1846.
ff. 941-956b Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 957-1006 Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 1007-1051b Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 1052-1086 Thomas Hailes Lacy, actor and theatrical publisher: Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
f. 1053 Robert William Honnes, actor-manager: 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 42996 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXXII (ff. 1086). Aug.-Oct. 1846, except art. 25 (June I846). (1) 'May Marsden and Foul…

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Start Date:

1829

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1851

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1829-1851

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Names:

Archer, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Bolton, George, lessee of the Olympic Theatre
Brading, Henry, proprietor of the Albert Saloon
Courtney, John, actor and dramatist
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Dance, Charles, civil servant and playwright, 1794-1863
Denvil, Mary Ann, playwright and wife of Henry Gaskell Denvil, 1809-1889
Honnes, Robert William, actor-manager
Lacy, Thomas Hailes, actor and theatrical publisher
Neale, Frederic, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Palmer, P.
Parry, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist
Reach, Angus Bethune, journalist
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Taylor, Tom, called 'John Roakes' dramatist and editor of 'Punch', 1817-1880
Vernier, Isabella
Webb, Charles, of Add MS 42959
Young, H.