Reade, Charles, author, d1884

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Epithet: author, d1884

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creatorOf 'Ben Bolt', drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Standard. Signed by John Douglass, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For another version see Add. 52946 P. Keyw... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XV. (ff. 622). Undated.includes:f. 1 John Adams, Junior: Letter to Rev. P. Bliss: n.d. f. 3 Louisa Anstruther, (?) wife of Colonel R Anstruther: Letter to Rev. P. Bliss: n.d. f. 5 Kerchever William Arnold: Letter to Rev. P. Bliss: n.d. f. 7 B..., 1806-1857 British Library
creatorOf 'Two loves and a life', drama in four acts by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor) and Charles Reade. Licence sent 16 March 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 20 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Ad... British Library
creatorOf Play by Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist; submitted: 1873, 1873 British Library
creatorOf 'The courier of Lyons' ('The Lyons mail' al. 'The courier of Lyons, or, The attack upon the mail'), romantic drama in three acts by Charles Reade, translated and adapted from the play by L. I. E. Lemoine-Moreau, E. de Girardin, and A. C. Lartigue. L... British Library
referencedIn MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XC, XCI. Autograph collection, 1689-1937 British Library
referencedIn LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CLXXII (ff. 1122). July-Sept. 1851. (1) 'My Dearest Anna Maria', by P. H. Hatch. ff. 3-38. (2) 'The Chateau of Valenza', by J. Courtney. ff. 39-53. (3) 'Death and the Lady or the Visions of a Night'. ff. 54-90. (4) 'The... British Library
creatorOf ‘A village tale’ (‘Our country homes’), drama in three acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 11 April 1852 for performance at the Strand 12 April 1852. Title page lists W. R. Copeland as lessee of the Strand Theatre. Songs included in MS. LCO Day ... British Library
creatorOf Play by C. Warmer, writer of plays; submitted: 1879Play by Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist; submitted: 1879, 1879 British Library
creatorOf 'Masks and faces, or, Both sides of the curtain’, comedy in two acts. Licence sent 8 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 5 November 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. For a related play se... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXV. 16 Oct. 1839-12 Apr. 1866.Court of Chancery: Papers rel. to lawsuits involving R. Bentley: 1834-1866.includes:ff. 1-107 John Charles Foster, publisher: Suits v. R. Bentley: 1839-1840, n.d.ff. 1-107 Frederick Hextall, publisher: Sui... British Library
creatorOf ‘The first printer’, drama in three acts by Tom Taylor and Charles Reade. Licence sent 21 January 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 3 March 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: the press, Netherlands, family relationships, treason, aristocr... British Library
creatorOf It's never too late to mend, by C. Reade. British Library
creatorOf 'The king's rival', drama in five acts by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor) and Charles Reade. Licence sent 16 September 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 25 September 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 5... British Library
creatorOf LETTERS AND PAPERS; 1597-1894, n.d. Presented anonymously, with Add. Ch. 75457, 75731 and 75732, through J. L. Douthwaite, Esq., and the Friends of the National Libraries. Paper; ff. 100. Folio. 1597-1894. Included are:– 1. ff. 1-1b. Order by William..., 1597-1899 British Library
creatorOf Play by Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist; submitted: 1874, 1874 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCV ( ff. 294 ). 11 Jan. 1866 -22 Mar. 1873.includes:f. 1 William Stubbs, Bishop of Chester and (1889) of Oxford: Letters to [R.?] Bentley: 1862, 1866.f. 2 Lady Georgiana Charlotte Fullerton, novelist and philanthropist: Letter to, and busi... British Library
creatorOf 'The double marriage', drama in five acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 8 January 1855 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by Laura Seymour. 'Charles Read, Esqre., Garrick Club, King Street, Covent Garden' written inside front cover. 'J.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LVIII ( ff. 339 ). 30 Sept. 1854-14 Dec. 1863.Richard Bentley, publisher (I): Agreements with authors and others: 1829-1871.: Mostly signed.includes:ff. 1, 2, 63, 64, 135, 136, 237 Comte Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carrucci della S... British Library
creatorOf Play by Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist; submitted: 1872, 1872 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; 15th cent.-1963. Paper and vellum; ff. 72. British Library arrangement. A. Two leaves from the third chapter of 'De Speculatione Musice' by Walter Odington of Evesham; second half of the 15th cent. Latin. See Add. 49..., 1400-1963 British Library
creatorOf ‘Gold’, drama in five acts, by Charles Reade. Licence sent 5 January 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 10 January 1853. Plays of the same title were performed in 1851 and 1880. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 11, no. 152, and in Dic... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXV ( ff. 334 ). 30 Oct. 1890 -20 Mar. 1893.includes:ff. 1, 38, 59, 63, 151, 237 (signed), 247 Freiherr Christian Bernhard von Tauchnitz, publisher, of Leipzig: Agreements with R. Bentley and Son: 1872-1897.: Germ.ff. 3, 3b, 90, 90b, 160-161,... British Library
creatorOf Play by Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist; submitted: 1878, 1878 British Library
creatorOf Play by H. W. Williamson, writer of plays; Submitted: 1878Play by Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist; submitted: 1878, 1878 British Library
creatorOf ‘Honor is before titles’ (‘Nobs and snobs’), drama in three acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 30 April 1852 for performance at the Strand 30 April 1852. Inside cover lists ‘C. Read, Garrick Club, King St, Covent Garden.’ Another signature, poss... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I, 1837-1870.British Museum: Applications, etc., for Reading Room tickets: 1824-1881.: Partly printed.includes:f. 1 British Museum: Reading Room ticket: 1824.: Printed.f. 2 Charles Frederick Barnwell, FRS; FSA: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1837.f..., 1837-1870 British Library
creatorOf CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. II. English literary autographs; circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Edmund Waller, Andrew Marvell, John Evelyn, John Locke, John Dryden, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, William Congreve, Sir Richard Steele, ..., approximately 16th century-20th century British Library
creatorOf 'Art', comedy in one act by Charles Reade. Licence sent 14 February 1855 for performance at the St. James’s 17 February 1855. Title page signed by acting manager, A. Senger. 'Corrected copy, C.R.' written on title page. Inside title page signed ... British Library
creatorOf ‘The lost husband’, drama in two acts, adapted from the French by Charles Reade. Licence sent 23 April 1852 for performance at the Strand 26 April 1852. Title page lists W. R. Copeland as lessee. Small number of revisions, usually in pencil. Pub... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XCVI ( ff. 293 ). 23 Mar. 1873 -1 Sept. 1909, n.d.includes:ff. 1, 3 (copy), 4, 8 (copy) Henry Schultess Schultess-Young, editor of Byron's letters: Correspondence with G. Bentley: 1871-1873.ff. 6, 10, 15 James Young, Independent minister, o... British Library
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