Philadelphia Theatre. Saturday Evening, December 4, 1819, Will be performed, (fourth time here) a new Comedy, called Wanted a Wife! Or, a Checque on my Banker. Written by Mr. William Moncrief. Sir Wilful Wildfire, Mr. Francis. ... : After which, (fourth time here) a new Pathetic Melo Drama, (founded on the Tales of my Landlord) called The Heart of Mid-Lothian; Or, the Lily of St. Leonards. Written by T. Dibdin, and performed upwards of ONe Hundred Nights the last season. With additional New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery designed and executed by Messrs. H. Warren, T. Reinagle and Assistants. John, Duke of Argyle, Mr. Hughes. ..

Alternate Title:

Wanted a Wife! or, a Checque on my Banker; Wanted a Wife!; Checque on my Banker; Heart of Mid-Lothian, or, the Lily of St. Leonards; Heart of Mid-Lothian; Lily of St. Leonards

Contributor:

Francis, William, 1756 or 1757-1826 (actor)

Name:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1819

Language:

English

Publisher:

[publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857. Wanted a wife, or, A checque on my banker; Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841. Heart of Mid-Lothian, or, The lily of St. Leonard's; Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens; Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Theaters; Playbills

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Specimens; Broadsides; Playbills; Castlists; books

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page); 25.8 x 18.2 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 23.1 x 13.2 cm.; Performance date: December 4, 1819.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 48 in a collection of playbills housed together.; Print Collection 8 copy 2 is box 21A no. 49 in a collection of playbills housed together.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 21A no. 48; Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 21A no. 49

Collection:

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