Philadelphia theatre. The public are respectfully informed that the profits of this evening's entertainment will be offered in aid of such of the poor of Baltimore, as have suffered by the late calamity. Wednesday evening, Nov. 3, 1819 : will be presented ... a comedy, called The follies of a day; or, The marriage of Figaro. Written by Beaumarchais, and translated by Mr. Holcroft .. : After which ... 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 T. Dibdin ...

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 51932.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holcroft, Thomas, 1745-1809. Follies of a day.

Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841. Heart of Mid-Lothian.

Drama--19th century.

Drama.

Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Theaters.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Broadsides.

Playbills.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1819]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Performed at the Chestnut Street Theatre.

"Box, one dollar--pit, seventy-five cents--gallery, fifty cents."

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