New Theatre. Mr. Mathews' First Night. Monday Evening, February 24, 1823, Will be presented, a celebrated comedy, called the Road to Ruin. Goldfinch, Mr. Mathews, in which character he will introduce the celebrated comic songs of "The Mail Coach," and "Prime, Bang up." Mr. Dornton, Mr. Warren. ... : After which will be presented, (for the first time) the comic Farce of Monsieur Tonson. Founded on the celebrated tale of that name, and performed in London with great applause. Monsieur Morbleu, Mr. Mathews. ..

Alternate Title:

Road to Ruin; Monsieur Tonson

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.); Holcroft, Thomas, 1745-1809. Road to ruin; Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857. Monsieur Tonson; 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); 30.1 x 18.7 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 23 x 15.1 cm.; Performance date: February 24, 1823.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 18 no. 63 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. 63

Collection:

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