Subject | • | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | Playbills |
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| | • | Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| | • | Castlists |
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| | • | Broadsides |
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| | • | Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens |
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| | • | CHR 1823 |
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| | • | CHR 1824 |
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| | • | CHR 1822 |
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| | • | CHR 1819 |
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| | • | CHR 1820 |
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| | • | Theaters Pennsylvania Philadelphia |
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| | • | CHR 1821 |
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| | • | Banim, John, -- 1798-1842. -- Damon and Pythias |
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| | • | Knowles, James Sheridan, -- 1784-1862. -- Virginius |
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| | • | Arnold, Samuel James, -- 1774-1852. -- Devil's bridge |
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| | • | Braham, John, -- 1774-1856. -- Devil's bridge |
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| | • | Horn, Charles E. -- (Charles Edward), -- 1786-1849. -- Devil's bridge |
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| | • | Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, -- 1751-1816. -- Pizarro |
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| | • | Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | Kerr, John, -- active 1814-1834. -- Wandering boys |
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| | • | Pocock, I. -- (Isaac), -- 1782-1835. -- Rob Roy Macgregor |
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| | • | Davy, John, -- 1763-1824. -- Rob Roy Macgregor |
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| | • | Kenney, James, -- 1780-1849. -- Ella Rosenberg |
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| | • | Moncrieff, W. T. -- (William Thomas), -- 1794-1857. -- Monsieur Tonson |
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| | • | Moncrieff, W. T. -- (William Thomas), -- 1794-1857. -- Tom and Jerry, or Life in London |
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| | • | Walnut Street Theatre |
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| | • | Arnold, Samuel, -- 1740-1802. -- Children in the wood |
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| | • | Bickerstaff, Isaac, -- 1735-1812. -- Romp |
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| | • | Bickerstaff, Isaac, -- 1735-1812. -- Spoil'd child |
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| | • | Bishop, Henry R. -- (Henry Rowley), -- 1786-1855. -- Barber of Seville |
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| | • | Dezède, -- 1740?-1792. -- Auguste et Théodore ou les Deux pages. -- English |
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| | • | Dibdin, Thomas, -- 1771-1841. -- Heart of Mid-Lothian, or, The lily of St. Leonard's |
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| | • | Kelly, Michael, -- 1762-1826. -- Love laughs at locksmiths |
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| | • | Kelly, Michael, -- 1762-1826. -- Pizarro |
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| | • | Kemble, Marie Thérèse, -- 1774-1838. -- Day after the wedding |
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| | • | Kenney, James, -- 1780-1849. -- Turn out |
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| | • | Manuscripts, American -- 19th century |
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| | • | Morton, Thomas, -- 1764-1838. -- Children in the wood |
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| | • | O'Keeffe, John, -- 1747-1833. -- Poor soldier |
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| | • | Poole, John, -- 1786?-1872. -- Two pages of Frederick the Great |
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| | • | Rodwell, J. Thomas G. -- (James Thomas Gooderham), -- -1825. -- Where shall I dine? |
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| | • | Rossini, Gioacchino, -- 1792-1868. -- Barbiere di Siviglia |
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| | • | Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Hamlet |
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| | • | Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- King Henry IV. -- Part 1 |
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| | • | Streets Pennsylvania Philadelphia |
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| | • | Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | Afro-Americana |
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| | • | Allen, Joseph |
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| | • | Arnold, Samuel James, -- 1774-1852. -- My aunt |
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| | 1 | Title: | Plan of the foundation walls of the New Theatre | | | | Creator: | Strickland, William, 1787-1854 | | | | Publication: | Philadelphia, Mar. 25, 1822. | | | | Notes: | Plan for third building of the theater erected at Sixth and Chestnut Streets. | | | | Extent: | 1 drawing : pen and ink with carmine and blue watercolor ; 62 x 46 cm. (25 x 18.5 in.) | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
| | | Collection: | Library Company | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 2 | Title: | The Rejected addresses, presented for the cup offered for the best address, on the opening of the New Theatre, Philadelphia: to which is prefixed, the prize address | | | | Creator: | Sprague, Charles, 1791-1875 | Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862 | | | | Publication: | H.C. Carey & I. Lea, Philadelphia, 1823. | | | | Notes: | First opened in 1794 as the New Theatre, and ultimately known as the Chestnut Street Theatre, this establishment burned on April 2, 1820, and reopened Dec. 2, 1822. The addresses are in verse. The prize address was by Charles Sprague of Boston. See p. vi. Bound in buff printed boards, with publisher's advertisement on verso of back cover. Half-title on first leaf. Prize essay by C. Sprague. | | | | Extent: | 107 p. ; 16 cm. | | | | Subjects: | American poetry -- 19th century | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Theaters | Publishers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia 19th century | CHR 1823 | PRO Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (donor) | PRO Ringer(?), J. Kearny (autograph) | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 4 | Title: | Old Drury of Philadelphia ; a history of the Philadelphia stage, 1800-1835, including the diary or daily account book of William Burke Wood, co-manager with William Warren of the Chestnut Street Theatre, familiarly known as Old Drury | | | | Creator: | James, Reese Davis, 1889- | Wood, William Burke, 1779-1861 | | | | Publication: | University of Pennsylvania Press, H. Milford, Oxford University Press, Philadelphia, London, 1932. | | | | Extent: | xv, 694 p. : ill., plates ; 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Theater -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
| | | Collection: | Hagley Library | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 5 | Title: | The rejected addresses: presented for the cup offered for the best address, on the opening of the New Theatre, Philadelphia ; to which is prefixed the prize address | | | | Creator: | Sprague, Charles, 1791-1875 | | | | Publication: | H.C. Carey & I. Lea, H.C. Carey, Philadelphia, New York, 1823 | | | | Notes: | Prize essay by C. Sprague In verse | | | | Extent: | viii, [9]-107 p. ; 16 cm | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | American poetry -- 19th century
| | | Collection: | Huntington Library | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 6 | Title: | Old Drury of Philadelphia: a history of the Philadelphia stage, 1800-1835, including the diary or daily account book of William Burke Wood, co-manager with William Warren of the Chestnut Street Theatre, familiarly known as Old Drury | | | | Creator: | James, Reese Davis, 1889- | Wood, William B. (William Burke), 1779-1861 | | | | Publication: | University of Pennsylvania Press, H. Milford, Oxford University Press, Philadelphia, London, 1932. | | | | Extent: | xv, 694 p. front., pl. 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Theater -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
| | | Collection: | Newberry Library | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 8 | Title: | The rejected addresses: presented for the cup offered for the best address, on the opening of the New Theatre, Philadelphia ; to which is prefixed the prize address | | | | Creator: | Sprague, Charles, 1791-1875 | | | | Publication: | H.C. Carey & I. Lea, H.C. Carey, Philadelphia, New York, 1823. | | | | Notes: | Prize essay by C. Sprague. Breck bequest. Bound with: H. Smith, Rejected addresses, or, The new theatrum poetarum (New York, 1813). Signatures: 1-8[superscript 6]9[superscript 4]. | | | | Extent: | 107 p. ; 15 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | American poetry -- 19th century
| | | Collection: | Library Company | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 9 | Title: | New Theatre: Resolutions and articles of agreement entered into, and adopted by the Proprietors of the Building and Lots of the New Theatre in Philadelphia | | | | Creator: | Proprietors of the Building and Lots of the New Theatre in Philadelphia | | | | Publication: | s.n, Philadelphia, 1799] | | | | Notes: | Caption title. Articles of agreement and association dated 1799. | | | | Extent: | 16 p. | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
| | | Collection: | Library Company | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 10 | Title: | Old Drury of Philadelphia: a history of the Philadelphia stage, 1800-1835, including the diary or daily account book of William Burke Wood, co-manager with William Warren of the Chestnut Street Theatre, familiarly known as Old Drury | | | | Creator: | James, Reese Davis, 1889- | Wood, William B. (William Burke), 1779-1861 | Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania) | | | | Publication: | University of Pennsylvania Press, Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, Philadelphia, London, 1932. | | | | Notes: | With half-title. Includes indexes. | | | | Extent: | xv, [1], 694 p., [2] leaves of plates. illus. 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Theater -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | CHR 1932
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 12 | Title: | The theatrical contributions of "Jacques," to the "United States' gazette:": being an account of the performances at the New Theatre, Philadelphia ; during the season of 1825-6. : [one line from Churchill] | | | | Creator: | Jacques, fl. 1825-1826 | Ewing, Robert W. | Ash, Thomas T. | Mason, Morris. | Town, Thomas, d. 1835 | Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania) | | | | Publication: | Published by Ash & Mason, Chesnut St. Thomas Town, printer, Philadelphia, 1826. | | | | Notes: | Spine title: Threatrical register for 1825-6. Attributed to Robert W. Ewing in NUC pre-56. Signatures: pi A-P Q . Index--p. [1]-IV. Sabin 35518. | | | | Extent: | [4], 184, iv p. ; 15 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Drama -- 19th century | Theater -- Reviews | Theater -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Reviews | Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 13 | Title: | Philadelphia theatrical commentaries: by William Meredith, 1852-1857 | | | | Creator: | Meredith, William. | | | | Notes: | In 2 boxes. Consists mainly of longhand commentaries on various theatrical performances which Meredith attended at theaters in Philadelphia. The dates range from December 1852 through January 1857. The arrangement is mostly chronological. Meredith seems to have been an avid theatregoer during this period. The commentaries were generally written either the same day as the performance or the next day. They frequently contain Meredith's opinions, often scathing, of the performers he saw, many of whom were famous actors in their time. Most of the performances described were given at the Walnut Street Theatre, though several were at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Arch Street Theatre and other theaters in Philadelphia. Also includes a brief description of the history and contents of the collection, written in September 1974 by Horace Howard Furness Jayne, grandson of the Philadelphia Shakespeare scholar Horace Howard Furness. This item is in the first folder in box 1. | | | | Extent: | 122 | | | | Subjects: | Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Walnut Street Theatre | Criticism | Reviews
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 15 | Title: | North side of Chestnut St., extending from Sixth to Seventh St., 1851 | | | | Creator: | Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), fl. 1857-1891 | Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902 | | | | Publication: | Philadelphia, ca. 1880. | | | | Notes: | Depicts businesses along the north side of Chestnut Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets including Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup (601 Chestnut Street); Chestnut Street Theatre (603-609 Chestnut Street); Bolivar House (611-613 Chestnut Street); Dr. Jayne's Philada Arcade & Dr. Davidson's Arcade Baths (615-619 Chestnut Street); Columbia House, hotel, Ferguson & Bro. and E. G. Dorsey, tailor (625-631 Chestnut Street); L. Benkert's Boot Store (633 Chestnut Street); Mahan's Publisher of Philadelphia Fashions (635 Chestnut Street) and A. Smith, druggist (637-639 Chestnut Street). Also includes heavy pedestrian and street traffic including horse drawn carriages. | | | | Extent: | 1 drawing : watercolor ; 25 x 32 cm. (10 x 12.5 in.) | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Hotels Pennsylvania Philadelphia | Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 600 block -- North side | Watercolors 1870-1880
| | | Collection: | Library Company | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 16 | Title: | Chestnut St. Theatre. Every evening this and next week, matinees, Wednesday and Saturday extra matinees, Christmas and New Years' afternoons. Two weeks only, commencing Monday, December 21 ... Charles Frohmans' Comedians presenting Mr. Wilkinson's widows, a comedy farce in three acts constructed and developed upoon the basis of Alexander Bisson's "Feu Toupinel" by William Gillette. ... ; the characters concerned are ... Mr. Percival Perrin, a literary man, Joseph Holland | | | | Creator: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Holland, Joseph | Charles Frohman Company | Morrell Brothers | Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania) | | | | Publication: | Morrell Brothers, show printers 511-513 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, [1891] | | | | Notes: | Printed area measures 25.4 x 11 cm. Year of performance not recorded but supplied by cataloger based on the year December 21 fell on a Monday and ms. date on playbill. Includes announcements for future productions scheduled at the Chestnut Street Theater and other Philadelphia theaters. | | | | Extent: | 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 33 x 13 cm | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Gillette, William, -- 1853-1937. -- Mr Wilkinson's widows | Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens | Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | CHR 1891 | Broadsides | Playbills | Castlists
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 17 | Title: | Chestnut St. Theatre. Nixon & Zimmerman, Proprietors and Managers; S. M. Heilburn, Business Manager. Overture, Galathea by Suppe, under the direction of H. Wannemacher. Henry E. Dixey, Suported by the Efficient Organization, Rice & Dixey's Big Burlesque Co. Edward E. Rice, Manager. After their brilliantly successful engagements covering 619 Perfo rmances in New York. 97 Nights at the Hollis St. Theatre, Boston. 100 Nights at the Gairty Theatre, London. In Messrs. Gill & Dixey's fascinating Grotesque Nightmare in Two Acts, entitled Adonis. With Original and Selected Music, and the Following Great Cast Of Characters: Adonis, An accomplished young gentleman, of undeniably good family, in as much as he can trace his ancestry back through the Genozoic, Msezoic, and Palaeozoic period, until he finds it resting on the Archaean Time. His family name, by the way, is "Marble", Mr. Henry E. Dixey | | | | Creator: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Nixon-Nirdlinger, Samuel F., 1848-1918 | Zimmerman, J. Frederick, 1840 or 1841-1925 | Dixey, Henry E., 1859-1943 | Rice, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1848-1924 | Charter, William R. | Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania) | | | | Publication: | The Charter, Printing House, 908 Filbert St, Philadelphia, [1887?] | | | | Notes: | Printed area measures 26.1 x 9.9 cm. | | | | Extent: | 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28.3 x 12.4 cm | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Gill, William, -- active 1882-1897. -- Adonis | Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens | Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | CHR 1887? | Broadsides | Playbills | Castlists
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 18 | Title: | Chestnut St. Theatre. Two Weeks, Commencing Monday, Feb. 15, Wednesday & Saturday, Matinees. Production of the Kiralfy Brothers' Grand Lyric and Dramatic Spectacle, the Great Vienna Success, the Ratcatcher, Or, The Pied Piper Of Hamelin. In which the talented young actor and singer Mr. Hubert Wilke will appear in the title role, as played by him over 400 times in Europe. The Original Music conducted by the composer, Mr. Selli Simonson, and appearance of the Beautiful Star Premiere Danseuses from the [Theatre Royal, Brussels] Mlle. De La Brujere and Adele Camis. With a Grand Ballet of European Artists, a carefully chosen chorus, and a Dramatic Company of Great Excellence. Hans Von Kronold, a Burgomaster, Mr. J. F. Hagan | | | | Creator: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Kiralfy, Imre, 1845-1919 | Kiralfy, Bolossy, -1932 | Wilke, Hubert | Simonson, Selli | La Bruyère, Consuelo de | Hagan, J. F. | Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania) | | | | Publication: | Publisher not identified], Philadelphia], [1886?] | | | | Notes: | Printed area measures 32.2 x 10.1 cm. Performance date: February 15, 1886?. | | | | Extent: | 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 35.1 x 11.6 cm | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Kiralfy Brothers. -- Ratcatcher | Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens | Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | CHR 1886? | Broadsides | Playbills | Castlists
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 19 | Title: | Chestnut St. Theatre. Nixon & Zimmerman, Proprietors and Managers; Every Evening Wednesday and Saturday Matinees. The Famous Author And Actor, Mr. Edward Harrigan, And His New York Company, Under The Management Of, M. W. Hanley, Mr. Edward Harrigan's Great New York Success, in Three Acts, entitled, Squatter Sovereignty; People Of The Play. Felix McIntyre, Mr. Edward Harrigan | | | | Creator: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Nixon-Nirdlinger, Samuel F., 1848-1918 | Zimmerman, J. Frederick, 1840 or 1841-1925 | Hanley, Martin W. | Harrigan, Edward, 1844-1911 | Charter, William R. | Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania) | | | | Publication: | Charter Printer, 908 Filbert St, Philadelphia, [1890?] | | | | Notes: | Printed area measures 30.6 x 9.7 cm. | | | | Extent: | 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 32 x 11.3 cm | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Harrigan, Edward, -- 1844-1911. -- Squatter sovereignty | Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens | Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | CHR 1890? | Broadsides | Playbills | Castlists
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
| 20 | Title: | New Chestnut St. Theatre. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Wheatley, Also, Lessee of Niblo's Garden, New York. Stage Manager, Mr. J. B. Wright. Conductor of Orchestra, Mr. Mark Hassler. Scenic Artists, Messrs. Russell Smith and H. Hillyard. This Wednesday Evening, Feb'y 11th, 1863, Last Appearance but One of Mr. Hackett In his World-Renowned Impersonation of Falstaff, (Shakspere's Greatest Comic Creation) in his Historical Play, the First Part of King Henry IV, Including The Battle of Shrewsbury and the Death of Hotspur! Mr. W. Wheatley as Henry, Prince Of Wales | | | | Creator: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Hackett, James Henry, 1800-1871 | Wheatley, William, 1816-1876 | Wright, J. B. (John B.), 1814- | Hassler, Mark, 1834-1906 | Smith, Russell, 1812-1896 | Hillyard, Henry, 1806- | United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania) | Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania) | | | | Publication: | U. S. Job Print, Ledger Buildings, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, [1863] | | | | Notes: | Printed area measures 23.9 x 11.6 cm. Performance date: February 11, 1863. | | | | Extent: | 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 27.9 x 14.8 cm | | | | Subjects: | Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- King Henry IV. -- Part 1 | Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens | Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | CHR 1863 | Broadsides | Playbills | Castlists
| | | Collection: | University of Pennsylvania | | | | | View Full Record | |
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