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Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, September 24, 1869. Benefit of Mr. Edwin Booth, Who will appear as Claude Melnotte in Bulwer's Beautiful Play of the Lady of Lyons. Visitors are requested to remain seated till the close of the Play, as the noise occasioned by the impatient few, mars the pleasure of the more intellectual portion of the audience, that wish to witness the completion of the performance. Change of time. Friday Evening, Sept'r 24th, 1869, The Performance will commence at 1/4 to 8 o'clock, with Overture-"Fidelio," Beethoven, After which will be presented Bulwer's Great Play, in 5 Acts, of the Lady of Lyons, or, Love and Pride. Claude Melnotte, Edwin Booth ... : To conclude with the American Comedy of the People's Lawyer, Robt. Howard, the People's Lawyer, Lewis Morrison ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection Print Collection 8 v. 11 no. 36
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Series:
- Print Collection 8 ; v. 11 no. 36.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873. Lady of Lyons.
- Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton.
- Jones, J. S. (Joseph Stevens), 1811-1877. People's lawyer.
- Jones, J. S.
- 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:
- Lady of Lyons
- People's lawyer
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : [Publisher not identified], 1869.
- Notes:
- Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.
- Performance date: September 24, 1869.
- Local Notes:
- Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 36 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:
- 950971023
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