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Philadelphia Theatre. Never Performed Here. Friday Evening, Oct. 29, 1819, Will be presented (for the first time here) a New Comedy, called Wanted a Wife! Or, a Checque on my Banker. Written By Mr. William Moncrief. Sir Wilful Wildfire, Mr. Francis. ... : After Which The Melo-Drama Of Ella Rosenberg. Written by the Author of Raising the Wind, the World, Turn Out, &c. &c. The Elector, Mr. Wheatly. ...

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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection Print Collection 8 box 21A no. 31
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Contributor:
Francis, William, 1756 or 1757-1826, 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 ; box 21A no. 31.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857. Wanted a wife, or, A checque on my banker.
Moncrieff, W. T.
Kenney, James, 1780-1849. Ella Rosenberg.
Kenney, James.
Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.
Playbills.
Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Theaters.
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Genre:
Specimens.
Broadsides.
Playbills.
Castlists.
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 24 x 16.8 cm
Other Title:
Wanted a Wife! or, a Checque on my Banker
Wanted a Wife!
Checque on my Banker
Ella Rosenberg
Place of Publication:
[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1819]
Notes:
Printed area measures 21.1 x 13.6 cm.
Performance date: October 29, 1819.
Local Notes:
Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 31 in a collection of playbills housed together.
Cited in:
Shaw & Shoemaker, 51932
OCLC:
952477395

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