Philadelphia Theatre. For the remainder of the Season the Curtain will rise at 7 o'clock, precisely. Thursday Evening, April 8, 1824, Will be presented, (not acted these 6 years) a Comedy, in 5 acts, called John Bull; Or, an Englishman's Fire-side. Peregrine, Mr. Duff. ... : After which, the Comic Opera of Sprigs of Laurel; Or, The Rival Soldiers. Captain Cruizer, Mr. Hathwell. ..

Alternate Title:

John Bull, or, an Englishman's Fire-side; John Bull; Englishman's Fire-side; Sprigs of Laurel, or, The Rival Soldiers; Sprigs of Laurel; Rival Soldiers

Contributor:

Duff, John R., 1787-1831 (actor)

Name:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Date:

1824

Language:

English

Publisher:

[Publisher not identified]

Subject:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.); Colman, George, 1762-1836. John Bull; O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833. Sprigs of Laurel, or, The Rival Soldiers; Shield, William, 1748-1829. Sprigs of Laurel; 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); 25.4 x 17.9 cm

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

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

Notes:

Printed area measures 20.7 x 15.1 cm.; Performance date: April 8, 1824.; Sprigs of Laurel, or, The Rival Soldiers; written by John O'Keeffe, with music by William Shield.; Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 133 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. 133

Collection:

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