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National Theatre, Walnut Street, Above Eighth. Dress Circle and Parquet, 50 Cents, Family Circle, 25 ", Seats in Private Box, $1.00, Orchestra Chairs, 75 Cents, Doors open at 7. To commence at half-past 7 o'clock. Box Office open from 10 to 4 o'clock, when Seats can be Secured. Sole Lessee, Wm. E. Burton, Proprietor and Manager of Bnrton's Theatre, Broadway, N. Y., and Lessee of the Front St. Theatre, Baltimore. Stage Manager, Mr. H. Watkins, Second Week of the Distinguished Tragedian and Comedian, Mr. J. E. Murdoch, Who will, in compliance with numerous requests, appear in his Highly Popular Impersonation Of Claude Melnotte! In the rendition of which character Mr. Murdoch stands Pre-Eminently Superior. Mrs. Hudson Kirby as Pauline, The Laughable Farce Of To Oblige Benson Received with Shouts of Laughter on its 1st representation, will be repeated. Tuesday Evening, Oct. 6th, 1857, Will be performed Bulwer's Admired Play of the Lady Of Lyons, Claude Melnotte, Mr. J. E. Murdoch ... : To conclude with the Laughable Farce of To Oblige Benson: Trotter Southdown, Mr. H. Watkins ...

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection Print Collection 8 oversize no. 17
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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. 17.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
National Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873. Lady of Lyons.
Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880. To oblige Benson.
Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.
Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Theaters.
Playbills.
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Genre:
Specimens.
Broadsides.
Playbills.
Castlists.
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 49 x 24 cm
Other Title:
Lady Of Lyons
To Oblige Benson
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Brown's Steam-Power Book and Job Printing Office Ledger Buildings, Philadelphia, [1857]
Notes:
Printed area measures 44.1 x 19.7 cm.
Performance date: October 6, 1857.
Local Notes:
Print Collection 8 copy is oversize no. 17 in a collection of playbills housed together.
OCLC:
954042287

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