Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, May 9, 1870. Fourth and Last Week Of the Brilliant Engagement of the Great and World-Renowned Comedians, Mr. And Mrs. Barney Williams Who Will Appear In 3 Glorious Pieces Songs And Dances : Ireland As It Was, Connecticut Courtship, And The Irish Tutor. Monday Evening, May 9th, 1870, The performance will commence at eight o'clock, with Overture, "Ireland," Hassler, After which will be presented the affecting Irish Drama, written expressly for Mr. Williams, entitled Ireland As It Was. Ragged Pat, with Song, Mr. Barney Williams ... : To be followed by the Laughable Farce of Connecticut Courtship Or, 'Way Down East. Jemima, a Yankee Gal, Mrs. Barney Williams ... To conclude with the Irish Farce of The Irish Tutor : Or, New Lights. Doctor O'Toole, with Song, Mr. Barney Williams ..

Alternate Title:

Ireland As It Was; Connecticut Courtship Or, 'Way Down East; Connecticut Courtship; 'Way Down East; Irish Tutor Or, New Lights; Irish Tutor; New Lights

Name:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1870

Language:

English

Provenance:

Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930 (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy); Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy)

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Amherst, J. H., 1776-1851. Ireland as it was; Conway, H. J. Connecticut courtship; Glengall, Richard Butler, Earl of, 1794-1858. Irish tutor; 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); 22.8 x 14 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.; Performance date: May 9, 1870.; Print Collection 8 copy has Library of the University of Pennsylvania bookplate which reads "The Horace Howard Furness Memorial donated by Horace Howard Furness, Jr. and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness."; Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 264 in a collection of playbills bound together.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 v. 11 no. 264

Collection:

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