Theatre. Last Night of Undine this season. Friday Evening, January 18, 1822. Will be presented, (not acted these 2 years) the admired Comedy of the Follies of a Day; Or, the Marriage of Figaro. Written by Beaumarchais, and translated by Mr. Holcroft, author of the Road to Ruin, &c. Count Almaviva, Mr. Wood. ... : After which, (7th and positively the last time) the New Grand Melo-Dramatic Romance, called Undine; Or, the Spirit of the Waters. The whole of the Scenery, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations, Entirely New. The Scenery designed by Mr. H. Warren, and Executed by him, and Messrs. R. Anners, Jos. Jefferson, and J. C. Darley. The Dresses by Mr. Harbaugh and Assistants. And the Melo-Drama produced under the direction of Mr. H. Wallack. Sir Hulbrand of Ringstetten, Mr. H. Wallack. ..

Alternate Title:

Follies of a Day, or, the Marriage of Figaro; Follies of a Day; Marriage of Figaro; Undine, or, the Spirit of the Waters; Undine; Spirit of the Waters

Contributor:

Wood, William B. 1779-1861 (actor); Wallack, Henry John, 1790-1870 (actor)

Name:

Jefferson, Joseph, 1774-1832; Darley, J. C. approximately 1808-; Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1822

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Holcroft, Thomas, 1745-1809. Follies of a day; Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro. English; Soane, George, 1790-1860. Undine, or, The spirit of the waters; La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de, 1777-1843. Undine; 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); 25.7 x 17.4 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 22.6 x 15.3 cm.; Performance date: January 18, 1822.; Follies of a Day, or, the Marriage of Figaro is a free translation of Beaumarchais' "La folle journée, ou, Le mariage de Figaro."; Undine, or, the Spirit of the Waters based on: Undine / Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué.; The Chestnut Street Theatre was destroyed by fire on April 2, 1820. While the theater was being reconstructed, the players performed at the Walnut Street Theatre.; Print Collection 8 copy imperfect: torn at bottom, with significant loss of text.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 101 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. 101

Collection:

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