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Philadelphia Theatre. Second Time Here. Friday Evening, November 5, 1819, Will be presented (second 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, (for the only time this season) the Melo-Drama of the Forest of Bondy; Or, the Dog of Montargis. Translated from the French, and performed at the London Theatres with the greatest applause. General Gontram, (Colonel of a Regiment of Guards) Mr. Wheatly. ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection Print Collection 8 box 21A no. 36
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Series:
- Print Collection 8 ; box 21A no. 36.
- Print Collection 8 ; box 21A no. 37.
- 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.
- Pixérécourt, R.-C. Guilbert de (René-Charles Guilbert de), 1773-1844. Chien de Montargis--English.
- Pixérécourt, R.-C. Guilbert de.
- Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.
- Playbills.
- Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Theaters.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Broadsides.
- Playbills.
- Castlists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 25.2 x 17.2 cm
- Other Title:
- Wanted a Wife, or, A Checque on my Banker
- Wanted a Wife
- Checque on my Banker
- Forest of Bondy, or, the Dog of Montargis
- Forest of Bondy
- Dog of Montargis
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1819]
- Notes:
- Printed area measures 22.1 x 13.4 cm.
- Performance date: November 5, 1819.
- The Forest of Bondy, or, The dog of Montargis; translation and adaptation of Pixérécourt's Le chien de Montargis; ou, La forêt de Bondy.
- Local Notes:
- Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 36 in a collection of playbills housed together.
- Print Collection 8 copy 2 is box 21A no. 37 in a collection of playbills housed together.
- Cited in:
- Shaw & Shoemaker, 51932
- OCLC:
- 952501834
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