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040-002003699

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CLX (ff. 1061). Jan.-Feb. 1850.

(1) 'The Valley of Tears', Act 2 (Act 1 forms 43031, art. 14). ff. 2-20.

(2) 'The Oldest Inhabitant', by M. Lemon. Autograph. ff. 21-98.

(3) 'Fashion or Life in New York', by Anna C. Mowatt. Printed (1850). ff- 99-134b.

(4) 'The Life Boat or Foul Weather Jack', by T. G. Blake. ff. 135-189.

(5) 'Wild Ducks', by E. Stirling. Autograph. ff. 190-203 b.

(6) 'Lady Hatton or the Legend of Bleeding Heart Yard', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 204-262.

(7) 'Le Garde Nationale (sic)', by 'D. Boucicault'. ff. 263-279b.

(8) 'Leap Year or the Ladies' Privilege', by J. B. Buckstone. ff. 280-379.

(9) 'Zampa ou la Fiancée de Marbre', by 'Monsieur Mélesville'. French. Printed (1845). ff. 380-394b.

(10) 'Ariadne', by J. Oxenford. ff. 395-414.

(11) 'Rookwood or the Tree of Fate', by S. Atkyns. ff. 415-453 b.

(12) 'John of the Forge, the Honest Man'. ff. 454-514.

(13) 'The Valley of Andorre', [by T. H. Reynoldson?]. Autograph (?). ff. 515-565 b.

(14) 'A Husband Wanted', by H. Holl. Autograph. ff. 566-601.

(15) 'Gorse de Leon or the Brigand of Savoy', by T. G. Blake. ff. 602-647.

(16) 'A Dead Take In or Alive and Dead', by A. S. Wigan. ff. 648-692.

(17) 'Little Bidette or Good for Evil', by G. D. Pitt. ff. 693-727.

(18) 'Rough Rob, the Gipsy Chief of the Hangman's Hollow, or the Brothers' al. 'The Farmer's Sons or Rough Rob, the Gipsy Chief', by R. S. Thorne and T. G. Blake. ff. 728-768.

(19) 'Un Tigre du Bengale', by É. L. A. Brisebarre and M. A. A. Michel. French. Printed (1849). ff. 769-782b.

(20) 'A New and Peculiar Scene in the Life of an Unprotected Female' al. 'A Scene in the Life of an Unprotected Female', by J. S. Coyne. ff. 783-805.

(21) 'Lully et Quinault ou le Déjeuner Impossible', by P. C. Gaugiran- Nanteuil. French. Printed (1812). ff. 806-826b.

(22) 'Le Roi d'Yvetot', by 'A. de Leuven' and 'Monsieur de Brunswick'. French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 827-842.

(23) 'The Seasons', by J. Courtney. ff. 843-861 b.

(24) 'Retribution' al. 'The Royalist', by G. J. Bennett. ff. 862-985.

(25) 'Le Postillon de Lonjumeau', by 'A. de Leuven' and 'Monsieur de Brunswick' (see also 42986, art. 4). French. Printed (n.d.). ff. 986-999b.

(26) 'A Court Duel'. ff. 1000-1025.

(27) 'The Poet's Slave'. ff. 1026-1061.

includes:

ff. 21-98 (autogr.) Mark Lemon, editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 99-134b (printed) Mrs Anna Cora Mowatt, writer: Plays by: submitted 1849, 1850.
ff. 135-189, 602-647, 728-768 Thomas G. Blake: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.: Some imperf.
ff. 190-203b Edward Stirling, alias Lambert; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 204-262, 693-727 George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 263-279b Dionysius Lardner Bourcicault, called 'Dion Boucicault'; actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1839-1851.
ff. 280-379 John Baldwin Buckstone, called 'H Younge'; actor-manager and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1825-1851.: Some autogr.
f. 281b Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1841-1851.
ff. 380-394b Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Plays by: submitted 1827-1851.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 395-414 John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 415-453b Samuel Atkyns, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.
ff. 515-565b Thomas Herbert Reynoldson, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1839-1850.: Mostly autogr. (?).
ff. 566-601 (autogr.) Henry Holl, actor: Plays by: submitted 1833-1850.
ff. 648-692 Alfred Sydney Wigan, actor: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.: Mostly autogr.
ff. 728-768 Richard S. Thorne, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Plays by: submitted 1847-1851.
ff. 769-782 b Édouard Louis Alexandre Brisebarre, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1836-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 769-782b Marc Antoine Amédée Michel, alias 'Monsieur Marc-Michel'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 783-805 Joseph Stirling Coyne, dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1836-1851.
ff. 806-826b P. Charles Gaugiran-Nanteuil, dramatist: Play by: submitted 1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 827-842, 986-999b Comte Adolphe de Ribbing, called 'Adolphe de Leuven', dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1850.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 827-842, 986-999b Léon Lévy Lhérie, called 'Léon Brunswick' and 'Monsieur Léon'; dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1830-1850.: Fr.: Mostly printed.
ff. 843-861b John Courtney, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1843-1851.
ff. 862-985 George John Bennett, actor: Plays by: submitted 1844-1850.

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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 43024 : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CLX (ff. 1061). Jan.-Feb. 1850. (1) 'The Valley of Tears', Act 2 (Act 1 forms 43031, art.…

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French

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Start Date:

1850

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1850

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Jan 1850-Feb 1850

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Atkyns, Samuel, actor and dramatist, fl 1844-1850
Bennett, George John, actor
Blake, Thomas G.
Bourcicault, Dionysius Lardner, called 'Dion Boucicault'; actor and dramatist
Brisebarre, Édouard Louis Alexandre, dramatist
Buckstone, John Baldwin, called 'H Younge', actor-manager and dramatist
Courtney, John, actor and dramatist
Coyne, Joseph Stirling, dramatist
Duveyrier, Anne-Honoré-Joseph, alias "Mélesville", playwright and songwriter, 1787-1865
Holl, Henry, actor
Lemon, Mark, editor of 'Punch'; playwright, 1809-1870
Lhérie, Léon Lévy, called 'Léon Brunswick' and 'Monsieur Léon'; dramatist
Michel, Marc Antoine Amédée, alias 'Monsieur Marc-Michel', writer
Mowatt, Anna Cora, Mrs; writer
Nanteuil, Charles, painter and dramatist, 1811-1901
Oxenford, John, dramatist translator and theatre critic
Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist
Reynoldson, Thomas Herbert, dramatist
Ribbing, Adolphe, called 'Adolphe de Leuven', playwright and theatre director, 1802-1884
Stirling, Edward, dramatist al Lambert
Thorne, Richard S., of the Royal Pavilion Theatre
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist
Wigan, Alfred Sydney, actor