Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, April 2, 1870. An Immense Bill! The Great Delineator of Specialties, Mr. F. S. Chanfrau Will appear in his New and Highly Successful Play, of Kit Or, The Arkansas Traveler With the thrilling Drama of the Courier of Lyons! Saturday Evening, April 2d, 1870, The performance will commence at 1/4 to eight o'clock, 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... To conclude with the Trilling Sensational Drama in 3 Acts, entitled the Courier of Lyons Or, The Attack Upon the Mail. Jos. Lesurques, Charles Walcot...

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. 228.

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.

Reade, Charles, 1814-1884. Courier of Lyons.

Reade, Charles.

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

Courier of Lyons Or, The Attack Upon the Mail

Courier of Lyons

Attack Upon the Mail

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : [Publisher not identified], [1870]

Notes:

Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.

Performance date: April 2, 1870

Local Notes:

Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 228 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:

956444761