Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, November 6, 1869. Engagement for 12 Nights, Sixth Night of the Eminent Artiste, Lucille Western, Who will appear, the Only Time this Season, in her Extraordinary and Powerful Impersonation of Nancy Sykes, A Character drawn by Charles Dickens in his great Work of Oliver Twist. Mr. Jas. A. Herne as Bill Sykes, 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. Saturday Evening, Nov'r 6th, 1869, The performance will commence at 1/4 to 8 o'clock, with Overture-"Zampa," Harold, After which will be presented the Thrilling Drama, in 5 Acts, from the works of Dickens, entitled Oliver Twist; or, A Story of a London Orphan. Lucille Western in her unapproachable Character of Nancy Sykes ...

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Western, Lucille, 1843-1877, 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. 80.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Oliver Twist.

Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.

Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Theaters.

Playbills.

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:

Oliver Twist, or, a Story of a London orphan

Oliver Twist

Story of a London orphan

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : [Publisher not identified], 1869.

Notes:

Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.

Performance date: November 6, 1869.

Local Notes:

Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 80 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:

951675797