Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, August 30, 1869. Immense Hit, Last Week, Of the Charming Actress and Vocalist, and Eminent Comedian, Rose and Harry Watkins (Formerly Miss Rosina Shaw.) Great Success of the Grand Drama of the Revolution, illustrating American Hearts, American Homes and American Character, played by Mr. and Mrs. Watkins, throughout Great Britain and the United States over ONE THOUSAND TIMES. It is replete with Scenes of Thrilling Interest, of the most Exciting and Soul-Stirring Nature, culminating in a Grand Climax of Dramatic Effect. "Mr. Watkins' performance of 'Jocko,' the Deformed Slave, is one of the GREATEST PIECES OF CHARACTER ACTING ever seen on the British Stage." - London Times. MONDAY EVE'NG, AUG. 30, 1869, The Performance will commence at 8 o'clk, with Overture--Flotte Bursche, Suppe, To conclude with Mr. Watkins' Popular American Drama, entitled The Pioneer Patriot, Or, The Maid of the War-Path. Jocko, the Deformed, [his Original Character,] Mr Harry Watkins ... : Previous to the Drama, the elegant Comedy of Grist to the Mill; or, Fit to be a Duchess, Francine Preval, afterwards assuming the character of the Marchioness de Richeville, with song, "Poor though my Cot may be," Rose Watkins ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Contributor:

Watkins, Harry, 1825-1894, actor.

Watkins, Harry, Mrs., 1829-1904, actor.

Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Print Collection 8 ; v. 11 no. 14.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Watkins, Harry, 1825-1894. Pioneer patriot.

Watkins, Harry.

Grist to the mill, or, Fit to be a duchess.

Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.

Playbills.

Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Theaters.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Specimens.

Broadsides.

Playbills.

Castlists.

Penn Provenance:

Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930 (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy)

Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy)

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 22.8 x 14 cm

Other Title:

Pioneer patriot, or, The maid of the war-path

Pioneer patriot

Maid of the war-path

Grist to the mill, or, Fit to be a duchess

Fit to be a duchess

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : [Publisher not identified], 1869.

Notes:

Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.

Performance date: August 30, 1869.

Local Notes:

Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 14 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."

OCLC:

950525247