Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, August 27, 1869. Benefit Of the Charming Actress and Vocalist, Rose Watkins (Formerly Miss Rosina Shaw.) First night of a new and powerful play, Mr. and Mrs. H. Watkins will appear in their Highly Successful GRAND DRAMA OF THE REVOLUTION, founded on a Historical Incident, illustrating American Hearts, American Homes and American Characters, as they existed during the Colonial vassalage of an Empire, from which has arisen A GLORIOUS REPUBLIC OF THIRTY-EIGHT STATES. Friday Evening, August 27th, 1869, The Performance will commence at 8 o'clk, with Overture--"La Part du Diable," Auber, To conclude with Mr. Watkins' Popular American Drama, entitled The Pioneer Patriot, or, The Maid of the War-Path. This great Sensational Drama, when originally produced in New York City, ran over One Hundred and Fifty Nights, and has since been played by Mr. and Mrs. Watkins, thoughout Great Britain and the United States, over ONE THOUSAND TIMES. It is replete with Scenes of Thrilling Interest, of the most Exciting and Soul-Stirring Nature, culminating in a Grand Climax of Dramatic Effect. Jocko, the Deformed [his Original Character,] Mr. Harry Watkins ... : Previous to the Drama, a Comic Sketch by Charles Dickens, Esq., presenting Scenes in the Life of An Unprotected Female: Polly Crisp, an Unprotected Female, Rose Watkins ..

Alternate Title:

Pioneer patriot, or, The maid of the war-path; Pioneer patriot; Maid of the war-path; Unprotected female

Contributor:

Watkins, Harry, 1825-1894 (actor); Watkins, Harry, Mrs., 1829-1904 (actor)

Name:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1869

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.); Coyne, J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling), 1803-1868. Unprotected female; Watkins, Harry, 1825-1894. Pioneer patriot; 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:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.; Performance date: August 27, 1869.; Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 12 in a collection of playbills bound together.; 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."

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 v. 11 no. 12

Collection:

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