Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, May 21, 1870. Sixth Night Of the Re-production, with all its Original Effects, the Grand Romantic Military Drama. In Four Acts by Watts Phillips, Esq., author of "The Dead Heart," "Lost in London," &c., entitled Not Guilty, Adapted to the American Stage by Thomas J. Hemphill, The Young Volunteer Corps And Beck's Philadelphia Band, No. 1, Also Baxter's Zouave Drum Corps Are specially engaged, in order to give the proper martial effect to the Military Displays incidental to the Drama. Saturday Evening, May 21th, 1870, The performance will commence at eight o'clock, with Overture--"Military," Hassler, Expressly Composed and Dedicated to T. J. Hemphill, Esq. After which will be produced the New Military Drama, entitled Not Guilty, With New and Appropriate Scenery by the eminent artist, Mr. George Heilge. Machinery by Arthur Wright. The Music composed, selected and arranged by Simon Hassler,--with the following Excellent Cast. Captain Willoughby, Chas. Walcot ..
Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.; Performance date: May 21, 1870.; Print Collection 8 copy has Library of the University of Pennsylvania bookplate which reads "The Horace Howard Furness Memorial donated by Horace Howard Furness, Jr. and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness."; Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 276 in a collection of playbills bound together.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 v. 11 no. 276
Collection:
Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
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