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040-002003679

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXL (ff. 1048). May-June 1847, except artt. 24-29 (Jan. 1847).

(1) 'The Devil's Mount' ('The Devil's Mount or the Female Bluebeard'), by T. H. Higgie. ff. 3-70.

(2) 'A Curiosity or the Doomed Entombed', by J. Clarance. ff. 71-123.

(3) 'Kerin the Pearl Diver or the Monster of the Mysore and the Fiend of the Whirlpool', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 124-191.

(4) 'The Forest Maiden and the Moorish Page', by E. Fitzball. ff. 192- 213 b.

(5) 'The Wreck and the Reef', by E. Fitzball. ff. 214-238.

(6) 'Lucy Neal and Caesar Bob'. ff. 239-267.

(7) 'La Figlia del Reggimento'. Italian. Printed (n.d.). ff. 268-286.

(8) 'Crossing the Frontier' ('Flying Colours or Crossing the Frontier'), by - Cofe. ff. 287-306.

(9) 'The Haunted Hall or the Spectre of the Quarry', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 307-366.

(10) 'Somebody's in the House with Dinah or the Invitation to the Nigger Ball'. ff. 367-394.

(11) 'The Irish Baronet' ('Who do they take me for?'), by J. M. Morton. ff. 395-406.

(12) 'Une Femme qui se jette par la Fenêtre', by A. E. Scribe and G. Lemoine. French. Printed (1847). ff. 407-419 b.

(13) 'Hymen's Muster Roll or the Marriage at the Drum Head' al. 'Hymen's Muster Roll or the Drum Head Marriage', by C. Long. ff. 420- 497.

(14) 'The Victim of Falsehood or the Fruits of a Single Lie', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 498-559b.

(15) 'Out on the Sly or a Fête at Rosherville', by C. Selby. ff. 560-573 b.

(16) 'Ladies beware! or our Ultimatum'. ff. 574-633.

(17) 'The Jacobite', by J. R. Planché. ff. 634-648b.

(18) 'Le Mousse', by É. Souvestre. French. Printed (1846). ff. 649-666 b.

(19) 'Early Closing or a Night at the Casino', by A. B. Reach and H. Hamilton. ff. 667-679.

(20) 'Le Chevalier de Grignon', by 'Monsieur Mélesville' and J. F. A. Bayard. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 680-695 b.

(21) 'The Old Friends', by S. Atkyns. ff. 695*-718.

(22) 'Dying for a Kiss'. ff. 719-742.

(23) 'Margaret's Colors' al. 'Marguerite's Colors or All on the Frontier' ('Marguerite's Colours or Passing the Frontier'), by T. Archer. ff. 743-792.

(24) 'Gaston Dubarry or a Night in La Bertaudière'. ff. 793-832.

(25) 'Schoolboy Frolics', by T. H. Reynoldson. Autograph (?). ff. 833- 876.

(26) 'The Battle of Life, a Love Story!!!', by T. E. Lyon. ff. 877-925.

(27) 'Le Docteur Noir', by A. A. Bourgeois and 'P. F. Pinel Dumanoir'. French. Printed (1846). ff. 926-967b.

(28) 'Anne Boleyn' al. 'Anna Bolena', by C. Jefferys. Printed (n.d.), with the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1, in manuscript. ff. 968-982b.

(29) 'The Battle of Life or the Heart of a Sister', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 983- 1048 b.

includes:

ff. 3-70 Thomas H. Higgie, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
ff. 71-123 Joseph Clarance, of the Theatre Royal, Norwich: Plays by: submitted 1847.
ff. 124-191, 307-366, 498-559b, 983-1048b George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 192-213b, 214-238 Edward Fitzball, formerly Ball; dramatist and writer: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1851.: Some printed. Some autogr.
ff. 287-306 Cofe: Play by: submitted 1847.
ff. 395-406 John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 407-419b Gustave Lemoine, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 407-419b Auguste Eugène Scribe, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
f. 420 Thomas Rouse, manager of the Grecian Saloon: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1843-1850.
ff. 420-497 C. Long: Plays by: submitted 1844-1847.
ff. 560-573b Charles Selby, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.
ff. 634-648b James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 649-666b Emile Souvestre, novelist: Plays by: submitted 1842, 1847.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 667-679 Angus Bethune Reach, journalist: Plays by: submitted 1846-1851.
ff. 667-679 Herbert Hamilton: Plays by: submitted 1847.
ff. 680-695b Jean François Alfred Bayard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 680-695b Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 695*-718 Samuel Atkyns, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.
ff. 743-792 Thomas Archer, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1848.
f. 744 Samuel Anderson Emery, actor: Letter to J. M. Kemble: 1847.
f. 793 George Bolton, lessee of the Olympic Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1846-1847.
ff. 833-876 Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 877-925 T. E. Lyon, comedian: Plays by: submitted 1844, 1847.
ff. 926-967b Philippe François Pinel, alias 'Philippe François Pinel Dumanoir'and 'Monsieur Dumanoir': Plays by: submitted 1830-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 926-967b Auguste Anicet Bourgeois, alias 'Monsieur Anicet'; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 968-982b Charles Jefferys: Play by: submitted 1847.: Partly printed.
f. 969 John Medex Maddox, theatre manager and playwright: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1847.

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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 43004 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXL (ff. 1048). May-June 1847, except artt. 24-29 (Jan. 1847). (1) 'The Devil's…

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French

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1847

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1847

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May 1847-Jun 1847

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Names:

Archer, Thomas, actor and dramatist
Atkyns, Samuel, actor and dramatist, fl 1844-1850
Bayard, Jean François Alfred, dramatist, 1796-1853
Bolton, George, lessee of the Olympic Theatre
Bourgeois, Auguste Anicet, alias 'Monsieur Anicet', dramatist
Clarance, Joseph, of the Theatre Royal, Norwich
Cofe
Duveyrier, Anne-Honoré-Joseph, alias "Mélesville", playwright and songwriter, 1787-1865
Emery, Samuel Anderson, actor, 1817-1881
Fitzball, Edward, dramatist and writer, 1792-1873
Hamilton, Herbert
Higgie, Thomas H, actor and dramatist
Jefferys, Charles, of Add MS 42923
Lemoine, Gustave, dramatist
Long, C.
Lyon, T. E., comedian
Maddox, John Medex, theatre manager and playwright
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
Pinel, Philippe-François, playwright and librettist, 1806-1865
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
Reach, Angus Bethune, journalist
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Rouse, Thomas, manager of the Grecian Saloon
Scribe, Auguste Eugène, dramatist
Selby, Charles, actor and dramatist
Souvestre, Emile, novelist