Philadelphia Theatre. Second Time Here. Friday Evening, November 5, 1819, Will be presented (second 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, (for the only time this season) the Melo-Drama of the Forest of Bondy; Or, the Dog of Montargis. Translated from the French, and performed at the London Theatres with the greatest applause. General Gontram, (Colonel of a Regiment of Guards) Mr. Wheatly. ..

Alternate Title:

Wanted a Wife, or, A Checque on my Banker; Wanted a Wife; Checque on my Banker; Forest of Bondy, or, the Dog of Montargis; Forest of Bondy; Dog of Montargis

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; Pixérécourt, R.-C. Guilbert de (René-Charles Guilbert de), 1773-1844. Chien de Montargis. English; 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); 25.2 x 17.2 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 22.1 x 13.4 cm.; Performance date: November 5, 1819.; The Forest of Bondy, or, The dog of Montargis; translation and adaptation of Pixérécourt's Le chien de Montargis; ou, La forêt de Bondy.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 36 in a collection of playbills housed together.; Print Collection 8 copy 2 is box 21A no. 37 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. 36; Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 box 21A no. 37

Collection:

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