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1. Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, November 15, 1869. Engagement of Mr. Edwin Forrest, Limited positively to Ten Nights, Who will make his First Appearance as King Lear, Edgar, Mr. Wm. Harris, Cordelia, Miss Lillie. Visitors are requested to remain seated till the close of the Play, as the noise occasioned by the impatient few, mars the pleasure of the more intellectual portion of the audience, that wish to witness the completion of the performance. Monday Evening, Nov. 15th, 1869, The performance will commence at 1/4 to 8 o'clk, with Overture, "Camp in Grenada," Kreutzer, After which will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy, in Five Acts, of King Lear, King Lear, Mr. Edwin Forrest ..

Contributor:: Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 (actor)
Date:: 1869
Language:: English
Publisher:: [Publisher not identified]
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 v. 11 no. 88

2. Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, November 23, 1869. Last Week Of the Brilliant Engagement of MR, Edwin Forrest, Who will appear in his GREAT CHARACTER of King Lear, Edgar, Mr. Wm. Harris, Cordelia, Miss Lillie. Visitors are requested to remain seated till the close of the Play, as the noise occasioned by the impatient few, mars the pleasure of the more intellectual portion of the audience, that wish to witness the completion of the performance. Tuesday Evening, Nov'r 23d, 1869, The performance will commence at 1/4 to 8 o'clk, with Overture-"Stradella," Flotow, After which will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy, in Five Acts, of King Lear, King Lear, Mr. Edwin Forrest ..

Contributor:: Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 (actor)
Date:: 1869
Language:: English
Publisher:: [Publisher not identified]
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 v. 11 no. 97