Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, April 1, 1870. Benefit of the Great Delineator of Specialties, Mr. F. S. Chanfrau Who will appear in his New and Highly Successful Play, of Kit Or, The Arkansas Traveler, An Original Drama of American Western Life, written by Thomas B. De Walden and Edward Spencer expressly for the display of his wonderful powers of characterization. Friday Evening, April 1st, 1870, The performance will commence at 1/4 to 8 o'clk, with Overture-- "Elizabeth," Rossini After which will be presented an Original Drama, entitled Kit Or, The Arkansas Traveler, A Drama contained in a Prologue and 4 Acts. Personages in the Prologue. Kit Redding, F. S. Chanfrau...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Contributor:

Chanfrau, Frank, 1824-1884, actor.

Walcot, Charles Melton, 1840-1921, actor.

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 ; v. 11 no. 226.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theaters.

Playbills.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).

De Walden, Thomas Blaides, 1811-1873. Kit Or, The Arkansas Traveler.

De Walden, Thomas Blaides.

Spencer, Edward, 1834-1883. Kit Or, The Arkansas Traveler.

Spencer, Edward.

Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.

Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Specimens.

Broadsides.

Playbills.

Castlists.

Penn Provenance:

Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930 (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy)

Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy)

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 22.8 x 14 cm

Other Title:

Kit, Or the Arkansas Traveler

Kit

Arkansas Traveler

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : [Publisher not identified], [1870]

Notes:

Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.

Performance date: April 1, 1870

Local Notes:

Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 226 in a collection of playbills bound together.

Print Collection 8 copy has Library of the University of Pennsylvania bookplate which reads "The Horace Howard Furness Memorial donated by Horace Howard Furness, Jr. and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness."

OCLC:

956444763