City Museum, Fifth And Callowhill Streets. Lessees, Messrs. Sherzer & Zulich; Stage Manager, Mr. Lewis Baker; Fifteenth Night of the American Tragedian and Comedian, Mr. J. E. Murdoch, Unequivocal Success Of the Grand Historical Romantic Tragedy, by Geo. H. Miles, of Baltimore, written expressly for Mr. Murdoch, and which has been some weeks in preparation, called De Soto, The Hero of the Mississippi, Which will be presented with New and Beautiful Scenery, by Mr. Glessing, New and Appropriate Dresses, Appointments, &c. First Time in this city of the last New Comedy, now playing in London and New York with Great Success, called the Little Treasure, Mrs. Alexina Fisher Baker As Gertrude, the Little Treasure, and also as Ulah, in the Tragedy. On Wednesday Evening, Dec. 5, 1855, The performance will commence with the American Tragedy, in 5 Acts and 6 Tableaux, called De Soto The Hero of the Mississippi. De Soto, Commander of the Expedition against the Floridas, Mr. J. E. Murdoch ... : To conclude with the last New Comedy, in 2 Acts, just received from London, called the Little Treasure, Gertrude, Daughter of Sir Charles and Lady Howard, Mrs. Alexina Fisher Baker ...

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• 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 ; oversize no. 8.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Miles, George H. (George Henry), 1824-1871. De Soto The Hero of the Mississippi.
• Harris, A. (Augustus), 1825-1873. Little treasure.
• Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.
• Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
• Theaters.
• Playbills.
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

• Specimens.
• Broadsides.
• Playbills.
• Castlists.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 56.1 x 24.5 cm

Other Title:

• De Soto The Hero of the Mississippi
• Little Treasure

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Brown's Steam-Power Job Printing Office, Ledger Buildings, Philad'a, [1855]

Notes:

• Printed area measures 53.3 x 19.8 cm.
• Performance date: December 5, 1855.

Local Notes:

Print Collection 8 copy is oversize no. 8 in a collection of playbills housed together.

OCLC:

954000445