Theatre, Walnut Street. Doors open at a quarter after 6. Curtain rises at a quarter after 7. Last Night but Two of Mr. Wilkinson's Engagement. Monsieur Olivier Francia, for One Night Only. Who will go through his Wonderful Performances. Last Night of Freakes & Follies, Which must be laid aside for other Novelties. Tuesday Evening, April 2, 1833. Will be presented the Comedy of Simpson & Co. Mr. Bromley, Mr. Smith. ... : After which, last time, the new Farce of, Freaks and Follies. Tom Trippet, (written expressly for him), Mr. Wilkinson. ... After Which Mons. Olivier Francia Will appear and go through his Astonishing Performances as follows: At his entrance on the Stage 5 different Herculean Attitudes, Academic Attitudes. ... To Conclude with the Laughable Farce of Family Jars. Delph, Mr. Wilkinson. ..

Alternate Title:

Simpson & Co.; Freaks and Follies; Family Jars

Contributor:

Wilkinson, James Pimbury, 1787- (actor); Francia, Olivier (actor)

Name:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1833

Language:

English

Provenance:

Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930 (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy); Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy)

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Poole, John, 1786?-1872. Simpson & Co; Rodwell, G. Herbert (George Herbert), 1800-1852. Freaks and Follies; Lunn, Joseph, 1784-1863. Family jars; Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens; Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Theaters; Playbills

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Specimens; Broadsides; Playbills; Castlists

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page); 56.8 x 14.4 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 50.5 x 11.5 cm.; Performance date: April 2, 1833.; Print Collection 8 copy is v. 28 no. 18 in a collection of playbills bound together.; 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."

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 v. 28 no. 18

Collection:

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