New Theatre. Mr. Mathews' Fourth Night. Saturday Evening, March 1, 1823, Will be presented George Colman, Jr's Comedy, in 5 acts, called Who wants a Guinea? Or, the Yorkshire Irishman. Solomon Gundy, Mr. Mathews, in which character he will introduce the Comic Song of 'The Royal Visiters.' Mr. Torrent, Mr. Warren. ... : After which, (first time) a much admired Entertainment, in one act, called the Actor of all Work. Velinspec, (Manager of a Country Theatre) Mr. Burke. ..

Alternate Title:

Who wants a Guinea? or, the Yorkshire Irishman; Who wants a Guinea; Yorkshire Irishman; Actor of all Work

Contributor:

Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835 (actor)

Name:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1823

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Colman, George, 1762-1836. Who wants a guinea?; Colman, George, 1762-1836. Actor of all work; 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); 30.7 x 18.6 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 25.8 x 15.2 cm.; Performance date: March 1, 1823.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 18 no. 66 in a collection of playbills housed together.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 66

Collection:

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