Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, November 13, 1869. Last Night Of the Brilliant Engagement of Lucille Western, Who will appear for this night only in a powerful Sensational Drama, from the French, purchased by Miss Western while in Paris, and entitled the Child-Stealer, or, Atonement, In Four Acts and a Prologue, which was performed in Paris for more than three hundred nights, and in New York creating immense excitement; the dual characters of Madge and Margaret affording Miss Western an opportunity for intense character-acting, equal to that displayed by her as Nancy Sykes. Saturday Evening, Nov. 13, 1869, The performance will commence at 1/4 to 8 o'clock, with Overture-"Dramatique," Hassler, After which will be presented the celebrated Drama, entitled the Child-Stealer, or, Atonement. Lucille Western as Madge, the Cadger, Margaret Rookley, Number Three ...

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. 87.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Gayler, Charles, 1820-1892. Atonement; or, The child-stealer.

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:

Child-stealer, or, Atonement

Child-stealer

Atonement

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : [Publisher not identified], 1869.

Notes:

Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.

Performance date: November 13, 1869.

Local Notes:

Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 87 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:

951678516