Philadelphia Theatre. Performance Every Evening. The Doors will be opened at a quarter past 5, and the Curtain rise at precisely a quarter past 6 o'clock, until further notice. First Time Here. Tuesday Evening, Dec. 30, 1823, Will be presented a celebrated Comedy, in 5 acts, called The Fair American. Written by the Author of Wild Oats, Fontainbleau, Poor Soldier, Highland Reel, &c. &c. Performed in London, New York & Baltimore, with most distinguished success. Old Sadboy, Mr. Hathwell. ... : After which, a new Farce, called The Lady and the Devil. Wildlove, Mr. Wemyss. ..

Alternate Title:

Fair American; Lady and the Devil

Name:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1823

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833. Fair American; Dimond, William, active 1800-1830. Lady and the devil; Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens; Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Theaters; Playbills

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

broadsides (notices); playbills; Castlists; books

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page); 32.6 x 19.1 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Printed area measures 23.7 x 15.3 cm.; Performance date: December 30, 1823.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21B no. 42 in a collection of playbills housed together.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 21B no. 42

Collection:

Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)