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New Theatre. Mr. Booth's Benefit And Last Appearance here. Mrs. Duff's first appearance these 6 years. Monday Evening, April 7, 1823, Will be presented the celebrated Tragedy of The Distrest Mother. Translated from the Andromaque of Racine, by Ambrose Philips. Orestes, Mr. Booth. ... : After which the favourite Farce of the Mayor of Garrat; Or, the Henpeck'd Cockney. Jerry Sneak, (in which he will introduce a Comic Song,) Mr. Booth. ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection Print Collection 8 box 18 no. 83
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Series:
- Print Collection 8 ; box 18 no. 83.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Philips, Ambrose, 1674-1749. Distrest mother.
- Philips, Ambrose.
- Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777. Mayor of Garratt.
- Foote, Samuel.
- Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.
- Playbills.
- Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Theaters.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Broadsides.
- Playbills.
- Castlists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 30.9 x 19.1 cm
- Other Title:
- Distrest Mother
- Mayor of Garrat, or, the Henpeck'd Cockney
- Mayor of Garrat
- Henpeck'd Cockney
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : [Publisher not identified], [1823]
- Notes:
- Printed area measures 27.4 x 15.3 cm.
- Performance date: April 7, 1823.
- The Distrest Mother is a translation, with alterations, of Jean Racine's Andromaque.
- Local Notes:
- Print Collection 8 copy is box 18 no. 83 in a collection of playbills housed together.
- OCLC:
- 951748557
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