New Theatre. Last Night of Virginius this season. Friday Evening, January 31, 1823, Will be presented the celebrated Tragedy of Virginius: Or, the Liberation of Rome. Written by Sheridan Knowles, Esq. and performed in London, Boston, &c. with great success. Virginius, a Centurion, Mr. Cooper, (for the last time this season.) ... : After which will be performed, (for the first time) a Comic piece, in 2 acts, called The Phrenologist; Or, the Organs of the Brain. Translated from the German of Kotzebue, and adapted to the English Stage By A Gentleman Of This City. Baron Ruckenmark, Mr. Burke. ..

Alternate Title:

Virginius, or, the Liberation of Rome; Virginius; Liberation of Rome; Phrenologist, or, the Organs of the Brain; Phrenologist; Organs of the Brain

Name:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1823

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784-1862. Virginius; Kotzebue, August von, 1761-1819. Organe des Gehirns. English; Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens; Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Theaters; Playbills

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

books; broadsides (notices); playbills; Castlists

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustration; 32.1 x 19.2 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 27.9 x 15.3 cm.; Performance date: January 31, 1823.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 18 no. 49 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. 49

Collection:

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