Theatre. Thursday Evening, March 14, 1822, Will be presented, (second time) a new Historical and National Drama, called Marion; Or, the Hero of Lake George. Written by M.M. Noah, Esq. Author of She would be a Soldier, Usef Caramalli, &c. &c. Marion, (a Captain of American Volunteers,) Mr. H. Wallack. ... : After which, (Second Time In This City) a new Melo-Drama, called the Wandering Boys; Or, the Castle of Olival. Count de Croissy, Mr. H. Wallack. ..

Alternate Title:

Marion, or, the Hero of Lake George; Marion; Hero of Lake George; Wandering Boys, or, the Castle of Olival; Wandering Boys; Castle of Olival

Contributor:

Wallack, Henry John, 1790-1870 (actor)

Name:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Timespan:

19th century

Date:

1822

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Noah, M. M. (Mordecai Manuel), 1785-1851. Marion; or, The hero of Lake George; Kerr, John, active 1814-1834. Wandering boys; or, The castle of Olival; Pixérécourt, R.-C. Guilbert de (René-Charles Guilbert de), 1773-1844. Pélerin blanc; Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens; Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia; Drama -- 19th century; Drama; Theaters; Playbills

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

books; broadsides (notices); playbills; Castlists

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page); 26.9 x 17 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 22.3 x 15.4 cm.; Performance date: March 14, 1822.; 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.; Not in Shoemaker.; Wandering Boys, or, the Castle of Olival is an adaptation of R.C. Guilbert de Pixérécourt's Le pèlerin blanc. An opera of the same name, with music by Bishop, was produced at Covent Garden, February 24, 1814 (cf. Genest and Theat, inquisitor) A still earlier adaptation by M.M. Noah, "Paul and Alexis or The orphans of the Rhine," was acted at Charleston, S.C., in in 1812, later altered and printed at Boston, 1821, under title "The wandering boys; or The castle of Olival." The Brit. mus. Catalogue ascribes a play of the latter name in Lacy's acting drama to John Kerr. (cf. also L.C. Baker, German drama in Eng. on the N.Y. Stage, p. 96).; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 112 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. 112

Collection:

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