Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, March 26, 1870. Only "Sam" Matinee: When the Celebrated Eccentric Comedian, Mr. F. S. Chanfrau Will appear in his Original Representation of the Immortal Character of "Sam," An Impersonation pronounced to be Unrivaled in Modern Times, and is everywhere received with Extraordinary Manifestations of Delight and Shouts of Laughter. Saturday Afternoon, March 26, 1870 The performance will commence at Two o'clock, with Overture -- "La Gitana," Balfe Followed by the Comedy, in 5 Acts, of Sam: Written expressly for Mr. Chanfrau by T. B. De Walden, esq. Sam, F. S. Chanfrau..

Alternate Title:

Sam

Contributor:

Chanfrau, Frank, 1824-1884 (actor); Walcot, Charles Melton, 1840-1921 (actor)

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:

Theaters; Playbills; Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); De Walden, Thomas Blaides, 1811-1873. Sam; Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens; Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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: March 26, 1870.; Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 220 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. 220

Collection:

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