Theatre. With great regret the Managers have to announce the Postponement of Mr. Wallack's Engagement. On his journey to this City, the Carriage was overturned, and he received so severe an injury, as to render him wholly incapable of any professional exertion at present. Due notice will be given of his appearance here. Saturday Evening, Dec. 1, 1821, Will be performed, (second time this season) a new Musical Drama, called Rob Roy Macgregor; Or, Auld Lang Syne. Founded on the popular tale of Rob Roy. The Drama written by J. Pocock, Esq. author of the Miller and his Men, Zembuca, Libertine, &c. With the original Scots' Music, arranged by Mr. Bishop. Sir Frederick Vernon, Mr. Warren. ... : After which the Farce of Belles without Beaux; Or, Gentlemen we can do without You. Performed entirely by Ladies. Lady Antidote, Mrs. Francis. ..

Alternate Title:

Rob Roy Macgregor, or, Auld Lang Syne; Rob Roy Macgregor; Auld Lang Syne; Belles without Beaux, or, Gentlemen we can do without You; Belles without Beaux; Gentlemen we can do without You

Contributor:

Warren, William, 1767-1832 (actor)

Name:

Wallack, James William, 1795-1864; Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1821

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Pocock, I. (Isaac), 1782-1835. Rob Roy Macgregor; Davy, John, 1763-1824. Rob Roy Macgregor; Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens; Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Theaters; Playbills

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Broadsides; Playbills; Castlists; books

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page); 26.6 x 16.4 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 26.6 x 16.4 cm.; Performance date: December 1, 1821.; Rob Roy Macgregor, libretto (based on Walter Scott's Rob Roy) by Isaac Pocock; music by John Davy.; 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 all sides, with some loss of text.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 93 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. 93

Collection:

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