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Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, May 6, 1870. Benefit of Mrs. Barney Williams, Three Glorious Pieces Drama, Protean Comedy, Screaming Farce. Shandy Maguire, An Hour In Seville, Barney The Baron, Mr. And Mrs. Barney Williams In 14 Characters Songs and Dances. On Friday Evening, May 6th, 1870, The performance will commence at eight o'clock, with Overture, "Groves of Blarney," Bishop, After which will be produced the Favorite Thrilling Irish Drama of Shandy Maguire Or, The Idiot of the Shannon. Shaudy Maguire, assuming the Characters of Andy Gittigan and Neal Flaherty, with the Songs "My Heart's in Old Ireland." "The Irish Girl," and "Shillelah Gramachree." with an Irish Jig, Mr. Barney Williams ... : To be followed by the Celebrated Protean Drama, written expressly for Mrs. Williams, of An Hour in Seville, Miss constance Flitterly, Mrs. Barney Williams ... To conclude with the Side-Splitting Comic Drama, Barney The Baron, Barney the Baron, Mr. Barney Williams ...

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection Print Collection 8 v. 11 no. 261
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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 ; v. 11 no. 261.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Pilgrim, James, -1879. Shandy Maguire.
Selby, Charles, 1802?-1863. Hour in Seville.
Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868. Barney the Baron.
Playbills--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Specimens.
Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Theaters.
Playbills.
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:
Shandy Maguire Or, The Idiot of the Shannon
Shandy Maguire
Idiot of the Shannon
Hour in Seville
Barney The Baron
Place of Publication:
[Philadelphia] : [Publisher not identified], [1870]
Notes:
Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.
Performance date: May 6, 1870.
Local Notes:
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."
Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 261 in a collection of playbills bound together.
OCLC:
956662932

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