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CALB - Calthrop Boucicault Collection

AFT - After Dark

ARR - Arrah-Na-Pogue

BAB - Babil and Bijou

BIO - Biographical Material

F190609 - Bill for the sale at auction of the copyrights for 19 of Boucicault's plays "On Monday, the 27th day of May, 1889". The copyrights are being sold by order of the High Court of Justice, Divorce Division, presumably to raise money for alimony payments from Dion to Agnes Boucicault.

F205466 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's birth and education including

F205467 - Material relating to Samuel Smith Boursiquot and Anna Maria Darley Boursiquot including

F205468 - 3 letters from correspondents named Lardner, in response to enquiries by Christopher Calthrop as to whether they are descendents of Dr. Dionysius Lardner; none have much information to give; one cites an unflattering reference to Dionysius Lardner in L. T. C. Rolt's George and Robert Stephenson; The Railway Revolution.

F205469 - Material relating to the life of Dr. Dionysius Lardner, possibly Dion Boucicault's biological father, including

F205472 - Material relating to the professional and scientific career of Dr. Dionysius Lardner, including

F205473 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's activities in Bristol under the pseudonym Lee Moreton

F205474 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's activities in Brighton, Cheltenham, Gloucester, and Hull under the pseudonym Lee Moreton

F205475 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's connection with Fanny Kelly and her Dramatic School and theatre

F205476 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's possible employment at the Guinness Brewery, Dublin, in 1840; this correspondence material is marked "confidential" and will be sealed until 2010, when the status will be reviewed.

F205477 - An excerpt from p. 234 of Patrick Lynch and John Vaizey's book Guinness's Brewery in the Irish Economy 1759-1876, Cambridge University Press, 1960; the passage discusses clerks working for the Guinness company between the 1820s and 1840s, including Dion Boucicault.

F205478 - Material relating to John Brougham, Madame Vestris, and Charles Mathews, with whom Boucicault was associated in the early 1840s;

F205479 - Material relating to the case of Boucicault v. Hart; John Hart was a tailor whom Boucicault owed money

F205480 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's activities between 1844 and 1848, in particular his sojourns in France and on Jersey

F205481 - Material relating to Boucicault's bankruptcy in 1848

F205482 - Material relating to the marriage between Dion Boucicault and Anne Guiot, especially the date, place and manner of Anne Guiot's death

F205483 - Material relating to the Agnes Kelly Robertson Boucicault, in particular her birth, her marriage to Dion Boucicault and their divorce, her theatrical career, and her death

F205495 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's stay in the United States from 1853 to 1860

F205496 - A photostat of an article about Dion Boucicault in the San Francisco Sunday Chronicle, January 18, 1874; this has deteriorated and is almost illegible, but it is accompanied by two transcripts (1 handwritten, incomplete, 1 typed, probably complete). The article is headed "The great Playwright Gives a Levee / His Visitors, and who they were / He is interviewed by Two Pious Gentlemen / Also by Several Amateur Dramatists / Deplorable End to the Entertainment".

F205497 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's relationship with Frederick Balsir Chatterton and the actor James Cassius Williamson. Chatterton was a theatre manager, who staged a number of plays for Boucicault, but the two men fell out when Chatterton wanted to stage THE SHAUGHRAUN against Boucicault's wishes. J. C. Williamson was an American actor who became a theatrical manager in Australia, and with whom Boucicault had occasional dealings.

F205498 - Dion Boucicault's accounts as the lessee of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, from June to December 1862, itemized by Christopher Calthrop as follows

F205499 - Material relating to the New Theatre Company and to Boucicault's subsequent bankruptcy in 1863; Boucicault had planned to build a new theatre and leisure complex next to his Theatre Royal, Westminster (formerly Astley's), but went bankrupt before building work began

F205500 - Newspaper cuttings relating to the "Mrs Jordan Affair", and the related court case of Jordan v. Gibbon. Dion Boucicault had, during Agnes's pregnancy with Patrice, started an affair with the actress Emily Jordan. The Jordans separated and George Jordan, following his wife, saw Boucicault enter her new lodgings late one night. He gained entry to the house and tried to find Boucicault, who had hidden himself in the rooms of another lodger, Colonel Gibbon. Gibbon, who had been out but was now returning home, was asked by the landlady to stop Jordan creating a disturbance; finally, Colonel Gibbon called the police and had Jordan arrested. Jordan sued Colonel Gibbon for false arrest.

F205501 - Material relating to the death of Boucicault's eldest son, Dion William Boucicault, in a railway accident at Abbots Ripton, on January 21, 1876, including

F205502 - Documents relating to Boucicault's appearance in the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in 1861, namely 2 release forms signed by two of Boucicault's creditors and witnessed by W.? Bourcicault (possibly his brother William). There is also a list of creditors, their professions, and how much they are owed.

F205503 - Newspaper cutting of Boucicault's letter to the editor of the Daily Telegraph, Friday, February 12, 1864, titled "Accidents in the Theatre"; this is principally concerned with issues of fire safety, with suggestions as to how accidents could be prevented, with especial emphasis on stage lighting and emergency exits.

F205504 - Transcript of a letter from Frank Warden to the President of the Comission of French Dramatic Authors on behalf of Dion Boucicault, regarding the rights of French authors whose works were to be performed at the Adelphi Theatre, of which Boucicault was the manager.

F205506 - Material relating to law suits for infringement of copyright in which Boucicault was involved, namely Boucicault v. Delafield (THE COLLEEN BAWN), Boucicault v. Egan (THE LONG STRIKE), Boucicault v. Warde (THE FLYING SCUD), and Seaman v. Boucicault (JESSIE BROWN), including

F205507 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's relationship with Benjamin Webster, the proprietor of the Adelphi and manager of several other theatres; this includes

F205508 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1885, with some references to his wedding to Louise Thorndyke in Sydney on 9th September 1885; there is also some material relating to Dion's brother, Arthur Bou(r)cicault, and his family, who were resident in Australia

F205509 - Material relating to Josephine Louise Thorndyke, in particular her marriage to Dion Boucicault and her death

F205510 - Material relating to Dion Boucicault's death, burial, and last will, including

F205511 - Material relating to Dion's Boucicault's brother, Arthur Smith Bou(r)cicault, and his family, who were resident in Australia. (Arthur Smith Boucicault is sometimes referred to as Arthur Leslie Boucicault -- it is not clear which is correct.) There is also material relating to William Knox D'Arcy, who married Arthur Boucicault's daughter Nina (Ernestine?).

F205512 - Handwritten notes by Christopher Calthrop, 1 sheet for each year between 1838 and 1892, listing, for each of these years, plays written by Dion Boucicault, productions of his plays, and some dates and incidents from his life.

F205513 - 6 letters, written between September 1964 and April 1965, from a representative of Guinness Mahon and Co. Limited in response to enquiries from Christopher Calthrop. The subject of the enquiries is never mentioned, but presumably they are connected to the question whether Dion Boucicault was ever a clerk at the Guinness Brewery in Dublin. (The Guinness Mahon bank was founded to deal with the money belonging to the Guinness brewery family.) Calthrop is referred to colleagues in Dublin and told that no information has been found.

F205514 - 2 brief biographies of Dion Boucicault (1 typed, 1 handwritten), a typed chronology of Boucicault's life, and 2 drafts of family reminiscences, all written by Chistopher Calthrop. Accompanied by a sheet of notes on Dun Laoghaire, near Dublin.

F205515 - Family trees and genealogical notes about Dion Boucicault's family and forebears

F205516 - 2 letters from Florence Boucicault to Dion Boucicault, Jr. (Dot), giving him information about the family of Samuel Smith Boursiquot, their emigration from France and settling in Ireland; she mentions that Arthur Smith Boursiquot had an interest in Guiness's bank and that William Smith Boursiquot was a clerk there. Accompanied by an explanatory note by Christopher Calthrop, who dates the letters ca. 1899 or 1900, due to the mention of the play WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS; but as Dot's new wife (Irene Vanbrugh) is mentioned, 1901, when WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS was also produced, is the more likely year.

F205517 - Typed transcipts of newspaper cuttings from American newspapers relating to the final illness, death, and funeral of Renee Seelye Boucicault, daughter of Aubrey and granddaughter of Dion Boucicault, who died impoverished in a New York hospital. The articles provide some biographical information, including mentions of financial litigation in the family.

F205518 - Material relating to the military careers of George Pensam Bourcicault, George Darley Lardner, Colonel Charretie, Captain Chambers, and Captain Sowerby

F205519 - A brief biography of Dion Boucicault (4pp.) by F. Theodore Cloak.

F205520 - Letters from 2 correspondents about a hoax played on the poet William McGonagall by a man impersonating Dion Boucicault in 1880, and about Boucicault's reaction to the hoax and to McGonagall trying to visit him in London.

F205521 - A letter from the tailors Henry Poole and Co. (Savile Row) Ltd., confirming that both Dion Boucicault and Dion Boucicault Jr. had been customers of the firm.

F205522 - Photocopy of an invitation to a meeting, to be held on 16th June 1871, "for the purpose of promoting some form of Complimentary Banquet for the COMEDIE FRANCAISE on its First Visit to England". Accompanied by a list of voluntary stewards at the event, which includes Dion Boucicault.

F205523 - A photocopy of a page from Harry Houdini's A Magician among the Spirits describing a seance by the Davenport brothers at Dion Boucicault's house in 1865 and Boucicault's report on the event. Accompanied by a letter to Christopher Calthrop which gives a reference to an issue of Punch (3.6.1865) which presumably includes an account of the same event.

F205524 - Photocopy of a letter from J. Hilton, secretary and treasurer of the Public Music Hall and Garden Proprietors Protection Society, to Messrs. Strange, Boucicault, and Paul, forwarding to them the resolution to dissuade members of the society from joining Messrs. Strange, Boucicault, and Paul's proposed "Association for the Amendment of Theatrical Legislation". (Original in the Huntington Library)

F205525 - Transcripts of three submissions to newspapers by Dion Boucicault, namely a letter to the editor of the Times, October 1871, titled "American and English Pirates"; a letter to the editor of the Times, 9th February 1881, titled "International Copyright"; a draft letter to an unknown addressee with enclosed article titled "The Newspaper Press, its Influence on Art and Literature", which ends in mid-sentence.

F205526 - Letters to Dion Boucicault Junr., Agnes Boucicault, and Mabel Wootton, in response to family history enquiries, dealing mostly with the Boucicault's Huguenot ancestry.

F205527 - 4 letters from Herbert B. Clayton to Dion Boucicault Jr., accompanied by extracts from French biographical dictionaries about Jean le Maingre dit Boucicaut, believed to be one of his French ancestors; also accompanied by notes.

F205528 - 8 letters from Alfred de Burgh, Assistant Librarian at Trinity College, Dublin, to Dion Boucicault Jr., providing information on Library holdings of material on Jean le Maingre dit Boucicaut, and other assistance with his genealogical research. Alfred de Burgh traces his own ancestry to a branch of the Boucicault family.

F205529 - Genealogical notes and pedigrees of the Boucicaults' Huguenot ancestry, compiled by Mabel Wootton for Dion Boucicault Jr. Some of the notes are in an unknown hand. One document has been transcribed by Christopher Calthrop. Also includes envelopes marked with the names of family members, which have become separated from the information they contained.

F205530 - Material related to the Reverend James Fontaine and his marriage to Anne Boursiquot, including

F205531 - Material related to Christopher Calthrop's research into the Boucicault Huguenot ancestry in London, Dublin, and France, and his becoming a fellow of the Huguenot Society of London.

F205532 - 4 letters from the Town Clerk and Chief Executive of the Town Hall of the Borough of Brighton to Christopher Calthrop regarding the installation of a blue plaque to commemorate Dion Boucicault's residence in Brighton, accompanied by notes by Chrisopher Calthrop and three photographs of the plaque and its location in 6 Cavendish Place.

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F205534 - 3 cuttings from The Times; two are from the "In Memoriam" section of the Deaths page and commemorate Dion Boucicault (18 September 1965 and 1968); the third (1993) is headed "On This Day / September 20 1890" and reprints an original obituary.

PHO

COL - The Colleen Bawn

CORS - The Corsican Brothers

DOT - Dot

FLY - The Flying Scud

FOR - Formosa

FRU - Forbidden Fruit

HEA - Old heads and Young Hearts

HUN - Hunted Down

JES - Jessie Brown

KER - Kerry

LON - London Assurance

STR - The Streets of London

TRI - The Trial of Effie Deans

USE - Used Up

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