Philadelphia Theatre. First Night of The Heart of Mid-Lothian. Friday Evening, October 15, 1819, Will by presented, Never Performed Here, a new Pathetic Melo-Drama, (founded on the Tales of my Landlord) called The Heart of Mid-Lothian; Or, the Lily of St. Leonards. Written by Mr. T. Dibdin, and performed upwards of One Hundred Nights the last season. With additional New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery designed and executed by Messrs. H. Warren, T. Reinagle and Assistants. John, Duke of Argyle, Mr. Hughes. ... : Previous to which will be performed, the Comic Opera of The Romp. Watty Cockney, Mr. Burke. ... The Evening's Entertainments to conclude with the favourite Farce of the Sleeping Draught. Performed in London with universal applause. Dr. Vinculo, Mr. Burke. ..

Alternate Title:

Heart of Mid-Lothian, or, the Lily of St. Leonards; Heart of Mid-Lothian; Lily of St. Leonards; Romp; Sleeping Draught

Name:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1819

Language:

English

Publisher:

[publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841. Heart of Mid-Lothian, or, The lily of St. Leonard's; Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812. Romp; Penley, S. (Samson). Sleeping-draught; 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); 27.1 x 17.2 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 23.2 x 13.8 cm.; Performance date: October 15, 1819.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 25 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. 25

Collection:

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