Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, January 29, 1870. Another Great Piece. First Night of the Grand Scenic, Realistic Drama, of London, Every Scene New and expressly Imported from London, presenting Beautiful and Accurate Representations of celebrated Views of the Great City, by the distinguished English Scenic Artist, Mr. J. Johnson, rendering it, in fact, a faithful Panorama of London Streets So that a Visit to this Superb Production is nearly as Good as a Trip to London. Saturday Evening, Jan'ry 29, 1870, The performance will commence at 1/4 to 8 o'clk, with Overture-Romantic, Thomas, After which will be presented the new Domestic, Romantic and Sensational Drama, by Henry Leslie, of London, and John S. Clarke, of Philadelphia, in Three Acts and Prologue, entitled London, or, Lights & Shadows of the Great City, Harold Forrester, a young Lawyer, Chas. Walcot ... : Title of second play through to first named actor ...

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leslie, Henry, 1822-1896.

Clarke, John S. (John Sleeper), 1833-1899.

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. 164.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

London (England).

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:

London, or, Lights & shadows of the great city

London

Lights & shadows of the great city

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : [Publisher not identified], 1870.

Notes:

Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.

Performance date: January 29, 1870.

Local Notes:

Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 164 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:

952028051