Theatre. Days of Performance Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, this Week. Mr. Pelby's Third Night. Wednesday Evening, December 5, 1821, Will be presented the celebrated Tragedy of Bertram, Or the Castle of St. Aldobrand. Written By The Rev. R. C. Maturin. Bertram, Mr. Pelby. ... : To which will be added the favourite Farce of the Budget of Blunders. Mr. Growley, Mr. Francis. ..

Alternate Title:

Bertram, or the Castle of St. Aldobrand; Bertram; Castle of St. Aldobrand; Budget of Blunders

Contributor:

Pelby, William, 1793-1850 (actor); Francis, William, 1756 or 1757-1826 (actor)

Name:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1821

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Maturin, Charles Robert, 1780-1824. Bertram; 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); 26.7 x 16.7 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 24.8 x 15.2 cm.; Performance date: December 5, 1821.; 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: closely cropped on left side, with some loss of text.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 94 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. 94

Collection:

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