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040-002003684

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXLV (ff. 1096). Jan.-March 1848 (see also 42999, artt. 9-14, 43000, artt. 13-18, 43001, artt. 4-11).

(1) 'The Young Guard' altered from 'The Andalusians', by G. Soane. ff. 39-45b, 46b, 48b, and the original text on ff. 26-34, are autograph. ff. 2-53.

(2) 'Sultana', [by T. H. Reynoldson?]. Autograph (?). ff. 54-99.

(3) 'Cherry Chance, the Foundling of Finsbury, or the Wild Days of Haggerston Bill' altered from 'Cherry Chance or the Foundling of Finsbury'. ff. 100-130.

(4) 'Prejudice or a Bachelor's Vow' ('The Bachelor's Vow'), by Elizabeth Phillips. ff. 131-183.

(5) 'My Sister's Secret', [by T. H. Reynoldson?]. Autograph (?). ff. 184- 222 b.

(6) 'The Wife's Secret', by G. W. Lovell. ff. 223-252.

(7) 'The Happy Family', by C. Dance. ff. 253-276b.

(8) 'Le Dernier Amour', by L. Guillard. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 277-296b.

(9) 'Our National Defences' ('Our National Defences or the Cockshott Yeomanry'), [by J. S. Coyne or B. N. Webster]. ff. 297-322.

(10) 'Frank Heartwell or 50 Years since' ('Frank Heartwell or Fifty Years ago'), by T. P. Taylor. ff. 323-393.

(11) 'Abd-el-Kader, the Napoleon of Algeria' altered from 'Abd-el-Kader or the Hero of Algeria'. ff. 394-429b.

(12) 'Dearest Elizabeth', by J. Oxenford. ff. 430-438.

(13) 'Hogarth's Apprentices or Industry and Idleness' altered from 'The London (al. The Two) Apprentices or Industry and Idleness'. ff. 439-472.

(14) 'The Mysteries of an American City or I vonders how that'll vork', by R. N. Lee. Autograph (?). ff. 473-565b.

(15) 'The King's Choice', by Elizabeth Phillips. ff. 566-594.

(16) 'Jane Eyre or the Secrets of Thornfield Manor', by J. Courtney. ff. 595-629.

(17) 'Naida, the Goddess of Eldorado', [by T. H. Reynoldson?]. ff. 632- 742 are possibly autograph. ff. 630-743.

(18) 'Cupid in Brighton or a Visit from the Celestials', by Elizabeth Phillips. ff. 744-768.

(19) 'John Frock' ('Jack Frock'), by J. Courtney. ff. 769-794b.

(20) 'The Marriage of Figaro' al. 'Le Nozze di Figaro', by J. W. Mould. Printed (n.d.), with manuscript alterations. ff. 795-806b.

(21) 'Michaelmas Day' ('Michaelmas Day, a Romance of the Thames'). ff. 807-830b.

(22) 'The Revolution of Paris' altered from 'The Revolution of Paris or the Patriot Deputy', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 831-832 autograph (?). Play withdrawn. ff. 831-949.

(23) 'Attila', by F. M. Doca. Italian, with English translation. Printed galley-proofs [1848]. ff. 950-964.

(24) 'La Pèche aux Beaux-Pères', by J. F. A. Bayard and T. M. F. Sauvage. French. Printed (1845). ff. 965-983 b.

(25) 'Leontine or Gerard the Pedlar' altered from 'Gerard the Pedlar or the Peasant Girl of Toulouse', by C. Z. Barnett. ff. 984-1006.

(26) 'Mammon and Gammon or the Foreign Nobleman', by F. Talfourd. ff. 1007-1022.

(27) 'Up to Snuff or the New Year's Gift' ('Up to Snuff or a Friend at a Pinch'), [by T. H. Reynoldson?]. Autograph (?). ff. 1023-1077.

(28) 'The Bed-Room Window', by E. Stirling. Corrections on ff. 1086b, 1093b, etc., are autograph. ff. 1078-1096b.

includes:

ff. 2-53 George Soane, writer; son of Sir John Soane: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1824-1848.: Some autogr.
ff. 54-99,184-222b, 630-743, 1023-1077 Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 131-183, 566-594, 744-768 Elizabeth Phillips, wife of Alfred P Phillips: Plays by: submitted 1848-1851.
ff. 223-252 George William Lovell, called 'George Wavill Lemoill', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1835-1848.
ff. 223b, 430b J. T. Ennis, of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket: Letters to J. M. Kemble (continued0: 1842-1851.
ff. 277-296b Léon Guillard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1847, 1848.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 297-322 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 297-322 Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
ff. 323-393 Thomas Proclus Taylor: Plays by: submitted 1835-1849.
ff. 430-438 John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 473-565b Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
f. 595 David Webster Osbaldiston, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre; lessee of Covent Garden Theatre: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1844-1850.
ff. 595-629, 769-794b John Courtney, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1851.
ff. 795-806b Jacob Wrey Mould: Play by: submitted 1848.: Printed.
ff. 831-949 George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 950-964 Federico Massimiliano Doca, translator: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1848.: Ital. and Engl.: Printed.
ff. 965-983b Thomas Marie François Sauvage, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1849.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 965-983b Jean François Alfred Bayard, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1827-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 984-1006 Charles Zachary Barnett, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1837-1849.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 1007-1022 Francis Talfourd, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1848-1851.
ff. 1078-1096b Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: 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 43009 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXLV (ff. 1096). Jan.-March 1848 (see also 42999, artt. 9-14, 43000, artt. 13-18, 43001, artt.…

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Italian

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Latin

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1848

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1848

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Jan 1848-Mar 1848

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Barnett, Charles Zachary, librettist and playwright, c 1813-1849
Bayard, Jean François Alfred, dramatist, 1796-1853
Courtney, John, actor and dramatist
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Doca, Federico Massimiliano, translator and poet, fl 1834-1859
Ennis, J T, manager of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, fl 1842-1851
Guillard, Léon, dramatist and archivist, 1810-1878
Lee, Richard Nelson, actor and dramatist
Lovell, George William, called 'George Wavill Lemoill', dramatist
Mould, Jacob Wrey
Osbaldiston, David Webster, manager of the Royal Victoria Theatre, lessee of Covent Garden Theatre
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Phillips, Elizabeth, wife of Alfred P Phillips
Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Sauvage, Thomas Marie François, dramatist
Soane, George, writer; son of Sir John Soane
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Talfourd, Francis, dramatist
Taylor, Thomas Proclus
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist