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1. Chestnut St. Theatre. Nixon & Zimmerman, Proprietors and Managers; George Kemerle, Treasurer. J. Fred Zimmerman, Jr., Assistant Treasurer. Charles E. Semple, Gas Machinest and Engineer. Wm. Clark, Master Machinest. Wm. Hassitt, Property Maker. Every Evening, Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. First Appearance in this city of Mr. & Mrs. Kendal (Under the direction of Mr. Daniel Frohman,) And Their Own Company, In The Iron Master. Being an English Version, by A. W. Pinero, of George Ohnet's Drama, "Le Maitre de Forges." Cast of Characters. Phillipe Derblay, Mr. Kendal ..
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Kendal, William Hunter, 1843-1917 (actor); Kendal, Madge, 1849-1935 (actor); Charter, William R. (printer)
Date:
1889
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Charter Printing House, 908 Filbert St
Collection:
Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 98
2. 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 ..
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Contributor:
Dixey, Henry E., 1859-1943 (actor); Rice, Edward E. 1848-1924 (manager); Charter, William R. (printer)
Date:
1887
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Charter, Printing House, 908 Filbert St
Collection:
Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 95
3. 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 ..
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Contributor:
Harrigan, Edward, 1844-1911 (actor); Charter, William R. (printer)
Date:
1890
Language:
English
Publisher:
Charter Printer, 908 Filbert St
Collection:
Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 100; Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 99
4. Special Notice. Whistling, Singing, Stamping, or any unruly conduct will not be olerated in this gallery. Notice is hereby given that order will be positively enforced when necessary. Chestnut Street Theatre. Nixon & Zimmerman, Proprietors and Managers. J. Fred. Zimmerman, Jr., Business Manager. George R. Allison, Treasurer. Frank X. Smith, Assistant Treasurer. Week Beginning Monday, November 29, 1897. Every Evening, Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger Present a Modern Extravaganza, in Two Acts and Four Scenes, Book by Clay M. Greene and Sidney Rosenfeld, Music by Ludwig Englander, Entitled "One Round of Pleasure" Produced under the Personal Stage Direction of Ben Teal. Ballet Master, Carl Marwig. The Cast. Bluffingsby Flash, Walter Jones ..
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Contributor:
Jones, Walter (actor); Grossmann & Strafford (printer)
Date:
1897
Language:
English
Publisher:
Grossmann & Strafford, Show Printers, 703 Chestnut St
Collection:
Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 2; Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 3
5. Chestnut St. Theatre. Nixon & Zimmerman, Proprietors and Managers; Geo. Kemerle, Treasurer. Charles Semple, Gas Machinist and Engineer. Wm. Clark, Master Carpenter. Geo. Hershberger, Property Master. Every Evening This Week. Matinees: Wednesday, Thursday (New Year's Day) and Saturday. Francis Wilson And Company, From The Broadway Theatre, N.Y. Presenting for the First Time Here A New Operetta In 3 Acts, Entitled The Merry Monarch; Under the management of Mr. A. H. Canby. Libretto by, J. Cheever Goodwin; Music by, Woolson Morse; Orchestration by, John Philip Sousa. Cast Of Characters. King Anso IV., the Merry Monarch, Mr. Francis Wilson ..
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Contributor:
Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935 (actor); Morrell Brothers (printer)
Date:
1891
Language:
English
Publisher:
Morrell Brothers, Show Printers, 511-513 Arch Street, Philadelphia
Collection:
Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 103; Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 104