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Philadelphia Theatre. Saturday Evening, December 4, 1819, Will be performed, (fourth 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, (fourth time here) a new Pathetic Melo Drama, (founded on the Tales of my Landlord) called The Heart of Mid-Lothian; Or, the Lily of St. Leonards. Written by T. Dibdin, and performed upwards of ONe Hundred Nights the last season. With additional New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery designed and executed by Messrs. H. Warren, T. Reinagle and Assistants. John, Duke of Argyle, Mr. Hughes. ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection Print Collection 8 box 21A no. 48
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Print Collection 8 ; box 21A no. 48.
- Print Collection 8 ; box 21A no. 49.
- 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.
- Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841. Heart of Mid-Lothian, or, The lily of St. Leonard's.
- Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.
- Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Theaters.
- Playbills.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Broadsides.
- Playbills.
- Castlists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 25.8 x 18.2 cm
- Other Title:
- Wanted a Wife! or, a Checque on my Banker
- Wanted a Wife!
- Checque on my Banker
- Heart of Mid-Lothian, or, the Lily of St. Leonards
- Heart of Mid-Lothian
- Lily of St. Leonards
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1819]
- Notes:
- Printed area measures 23.1 x 13.2 cm.
- Performance date: December 4, 1819.
- Local Notes:
- Print Collection 8 copy is box 21A no. 48 in a collection of playbills housed together.
- Print Collection 8 copy 2 is box 21A no. 49 in a collection of playbills housed together.
- Cited in:
- Shaw & Shoemaker, 51932
- OCLC:
- 953029988
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