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Creator Blitz, Antonio, 1810-1877.
Contributor Assembly Buildings (Philadelphia, Pa.)
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Title Learned canary birds! Immense powers of ventriloquism Natural magic and spirit rappings. Come and laugh : The celebrated and popular Sig. Blitz every evening, at half-past seven o'clock, and Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, at three o'clock. ... The evening's entertainment will conclude with the celebrated Dance of 6 dinner plates on a common table, ... Lessons given by Sig. Blitz, of whom may be purchased a variety of family amusements, magical scrap books, &c. Instruction given in ventriloquism. Admission, 25 cents Secured seats, 50 cents. Children, 15 cents.
Title Celebrated and popular Sig. Blitz every evening
Title At head of title: Assembly Buildings corner Tenth and Chestnut Streets
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Steam Job Print, Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date [not before 1863]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 48 x 16 cm.
Notes According to dated playbills and advertisements in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the children's admission price was 13 cents from Nov. 1861 to June 1863; starting in Oct. 1863, the children's admission price was 15 cents.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Canaries -- Training.
Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Magic shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Magicians.
Ventriloquists.
Genre Broadsides.
Playbills.
Printer United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | PB 1863 Blitz (6)5761.F.40a (McAllister)
Accession number (6)5761.F.40a (McAllister)

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