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Philadelphia Theatre. Performance Every Evening. The profits of this night's Entertainments will be appropriated in aid of the funds of the Philadelphia Asylum for the Deaf & Dumb. Tuesday Evening, Dec. 9, 1823, Will be presented an Historical Drama, in 5 acts, called Deaf & Dumb; Or, The Orphan Protected. Taken from the French play, written by M. Bouilly, upon a real event in the history of the Abbe De L'Epee, the original founder of the Institution for the instrucion of the Deaf and Dumb, at Paris. Julio, (the Orphan) Mrs. Darley. ... : After which, the interesting Melo-Drama of the Wandering Boys; Or, The Castle of Olival. Count de Croissy, Mr. Wallack. ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection Print Collection 8 box 21B no. 35
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Series:
- Print Collection 8 ; box 21B no. 35.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Holcroft, Thomas, 1745-1809. Deaf and dumb.
- Holcroft, Thomas.
- Bouilly, J. N. (Jean Nicolas), 1763-1842. Abbé de l'Epée--English.
- Bouilly, J. N.
- Kerr, John, active 1814-1834. Wandering boys.
- Kerr, John.
- Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.
- Playbills.
- Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Theaters.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Broadsides.
- Playbills.
- Castlists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 32.3 x 18.1 cm
- Other Title:
- Deaf & Dumb; Or, The Orphan Protected
- Deaf and Dumb
- Orphan Protected
- Wandering Boys; Or, The Castle of Olival
- Wandering Boys
- Castle of Olival
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : [Publisher not identified], [1823]
- Notes:
- Printed area measures 27.4 x 15.4 cm.
- Performance date: December 9, 1823.
- Local Notes:
- Print Collection 8 copy is box 21B no. 35 in a collection of playbills housed together.
- OCLC:
- 954604191
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