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040-002003713

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032-002003539

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Add MS 43038 A

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LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol CLXXIV A (ff. 1093). Nov.- Dec. 1851.

(1) 'Mr and Mrs Briggs or Harlequin Punch's Festival', by G. H. B. Rodwell and R. N. Lee. ff. 3-35 b.

(2) 'The Two Bonnycastles' ('A Highway Robbery'), by J. M. Morton. ff. 36-56 b.

(3) 'Hurra for the Road or the Gallant High Toby Man', by C. S. James. Autograph (?). ff. 57-118b.

(4) 'Mabel Whyte, the Maid of Stratford'. ff. 119-167 b.

(5) 'The Conspirator in Spite of himself', by H. C. Coape. ff. 168-189b.

(6) 'Oliver Cromwell or Harlequin Charley over the Water', by R. N. Lee. ff. 190-206b.

(7) 'Harlequin Tam O'Shanter and his Steed Mag or the Witches of Alloway Kirk and the Fairies of the Magic Thistle', by W. D. Broadfoot. ff. 207-213.

(8) 'The Man of Law', by B. N. Webster. ff. 214-291.

(9) 'Beauty and the Beast or Harlequin Prince Azor, the Queen of the Roses and the King of the Thorns', by C. S. James. Autograph (?). ff. 292-327b.

(10) 'Breakfast for Two'. ff. 328-340b.

(11) 'Poonoowing Keewang or Harlequin Hokey Pokey and the King of the Canibal (sic) Islands', by H. West. ff. 341-346.

(12) 'Harliquin (sic) and the Koh-i-Noor or the Princess and the Pearl'. ff. 347-387.

(13) 'The Queen of Spades'. ff. 388-478.

(14) 'Harlequin Hogarth or the Two London 'Prentices', by J. M. Morton and R. N. Lee. ff. 479-526.

(15) 'Harlequin Billy Taylor or the Flying Dutchman and the King of Raritongo', by C. K. and G. A. H. F. Sala and G. Ellis. ff. 527-544.

(16) 'Harlequin and the Yellow Dwarf or the Enchanted Orange Tree and the King of the Golden Mines', by T. L. Greenwood. ff. 545-573.

(17) 'Industry and 1dleness or Harlequin Little Tommy Tucker', by R. N. Lee. ff. 574-599.

(18) 'The Mandarin's Daughter, Being the Simple Story of the Willow Pattern Plate' ('The Willow-Pattern Plate'), by W. P. Hale and F. Talfourd. ff. 600-632.

(19) 'Cowardy Cowardy Custard ate his Father's Mustard or Harlequin or the Demon Vice and the Fairy Queen Virtue', by R. S. Thorne. ff. 633- 646.

(20) 'The Three Weavers or the Vaults of St Bernard', by G. D. Pitt. Autograph (?). ff. 647-704b.

(21) 'Harlequin Blue Cap or the King of the Golden Waters', by E. L. L. Blanchard. Autograph (?). ff. 705-748.

(22) 'Sir John Barleycorn or Harlequin Champagne and the Fairies of the Hops and Vine', by E. L. L. Blanchard. ff. 749-792b.

(23) 'The Lion and the Unicorn or Harlequin Britannia, True Blue and Merry England', by T. H. Higgie. ff. 793-809.

(24) 'Harlequin Hoddy Toddy All Head and No Body or the Fairy of the Magic Pipin (sic) and Enchanted Horn'. ff. 810-840b.

(25) 'Harlequin and Queen Mab' ('Queen Mab! or Harlequin in the Magic Pippin and the Peri of the Pearly Lake'), by C. A. Somerset. ff. 841- 894.

(26) 'The Prince of Happy Land' ('The Prince of Happy Land or the Fawn in the Forest'), by J. R. Planché. ff. 895-941 b.

(27) 'Red Rufus or Harlequin Fact, Fiction and Fancy', by R. N. Lee. ff. 953-954b are possibly autograph (?). ff. 942-955.

(28) 'The Twelve Labours of Hercules', by R. B. Brough. ff. 956-993b.

(29) 'Little Red Riding Hood', by T. Taylor. ff. 994-1037.

(30) 'The Princess Radiant or the Story of Mayflower', by W. and R. B. Brough. ff. 1038-1093.

includes:

ff. 3-35b George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell, author and musician: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 3-35b, 190-206b, 479-526, 574-599, 942-955 Richard Nelson Lee, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 6-32 Francis Talfourd, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1848-1851.
ff. 36-56b, 479-526 John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1833-1851.
ff. 57-118b, 292-327b Charles Stanfield James: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1845-1851.: Some autogr. (?).
ff. 168-189b Henry Coe Coape, called 'Mervyn Merriton'; writer and translator: Play by: submitted 1851.
ff. 207-213 W. D. Broadfoot, stage-manager of Astley's Amphitheatre: Plays by: submitted 1846-1851.
ff. 214-291 Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor and dramatist: Plays by, and attrib. to: submitted 1831-1851.
ff. 341-346 H. West: Play by: submitted 1851.
ff. 527-544 George Ellis, of Drury Lane and the Surrey Theatres: Play by: submitted 1851.
ff. 527-544 George Augustus Henry Fairfield Sala, journalist: Play by: submitted 1851.
ff. 527-544 Charles Kerrison Sala, actor: Play by: submitted 1851.
ff. 545-573 Thomas Langdon Greenwood, dramatist and theatre manager: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 600-632 William Palmer Hale, barrister and playwright: Plays by: submitted 1850-1851.
ff. 633-646 Richard S. Thorne, of the Royal Pavilion Theatre: Plays by: submitted 1847-1851.
ff. 647-704b George Dibdin Pitt, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1834-1851.: Some autogr. (?). Some imperf.
ff. 705-748 (autogr.?), 749-792b Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, called 'Francisco Frost'; writer: Plays by: submitted 1841-1851.
f. 749 George Wild, manager of the Olympic Theatre: Letter to W. B. Donne: 1851.
f. 793 Eliza Vincent, actress-manager: Letters to J. M. Kemble: 1851.
ff. 793-809 Thomas H. Higgie, actor and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
ff. 841-894 Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1828-1851.: Some autogr. Some imperf.
ff. 895-941b James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Plays by: submitted 1824-1851.
ff. 956-993b, 1038-1093 Robert Barnabas Brough, writer: Plays by: submitted 1848-1851.
ff. 994-1037 Tom Taylor, called 'John Roakes', dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Plays by: submitted 1844-1851.
ff. 1038-1093 William Brough, journalist and author; brother of R B Brough: Plays by: submitted 1848-1851.

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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 43038 A : LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol CLXXIV A (ff. 1093). Nov.- Dec. 1851. (1) 'Mr and Mrs Briggs or Harlequin Punch's…

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Latin

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1851

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1851

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Nov 1851-Dec 1851

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Blanchard, Edward Litt Leman, called 'Francis Frost', writer
Broadfoot, W. D., stage-manager of Astley's Amphitheatre
Brough, Robert Barnabas, writer
Brough, William, journalist and author, brother of R B Brough
Coape, Henry Coe, called 'Mervyn Merriton', writer and translator
Ellis, George, of Drury Lane and the Surrey Theatres
Greenwood, Thomas Langdon, dramatist and theatre manager, fl 1824-1867
Hale, William Palmer, barrister and playwright, fl 1850-1852
Higgie, Thomas H, actor and dramatist
James, Charles Stanfield, of Add MS 42987
Lee, Richard Nelson, actor and dramatist
Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891
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
Rodwell, George Herbert Buonaparte, author and musician
Sala, Charles Kerrison, actor
Sala, George Augustus Henry Fairfield, journalist
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist
Talfourd, Francis, dramatist
Taylor, Tom, called 'John Roakes' dramatist and editor of 'Punch', 1817-1880
Thorne, Richard S., of the Royal Pavilion Theatre
Vincent, Eliza, actress-manager
Webster, Benjamin Nottingham, actor and dramatist
West, H.
Wild, George, manager of the Olympic Theatre