City Museum, Fifth And Callowhill Streets. Lessees, Messrs. Sherzer & Zulich; Stage Manager, Mr. Lewis Baker; Thanksgiving Day And Evening, Two Grand Performances At 2 1/2 o'clock this Afternoon, and 7 1/2 o'clock this Evening. Fourth Night of the Eminenet American Tragedian and Comedian, Mr. J. E. Murdoch Who will appear for this night only as Claude Melnotte, together With Mrs. Alexina Fisher Baker In the Character of Pauline. The Capital Drama of the Printer's Apprentice, From the French Play, "Le Gamin de Paris." On Thursday Afternoon, Nov. 22, 1855, The Doors will open at 2 o'clock, the Performance will commence at half-past 2 o'clock, with the Excellent Drama, from the French, called the Printer's Apprentice, Joseph, the Apprentice, Mrs. Alexina Fisher Baker ... To conclude with the Farce of Poor Pillicoddy. Mr. John Peter Pillicoddy, Mr. T. B. Johnston ... : On Thursday Evening, Nov. 22d, 1855, The Performance will commence with Bulwer's Great Play of the Lady Of Lyons, Which will be produced, on this occasion, with a most Unusual Combination of ability, embodying a Cast of Unapproachable Excellence. Claude Melnotte, Mr. J. E. Murdoch ... To conclude with the Farce of the Young Widow: Lucy, Mrs. W. H. Hough ..

Alternate Title:

Printer's Apprentice; Poor Pillicoddy; Lady Of Lyons; Young Widow

Name:

City Museum

Date:

1855

Language:

English

Publisher:

Brown's Steam-Power Job Printing Office, Ledger Buildings, Philad'a

Subject:

Morton, John Maddison, 1811-1891. Poor Pillicoddy; Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873. Lady of Lyons; Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens; Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Theaters; Playbills

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

books; broadsides (notices); playbills; Castlists

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page); 55.8 x 25.8 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 52.7 x 20 cm.; Performance date: November 22, 1855.; Print Collection 8 copy is oversize no. 7 in a collection of playbills housed together.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 oversize no. 7

Collection:

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