Music, mirth and melody "Our" Head-Quarters! (late "New Idea") Concert Saloon, : No. 609 Chestnut Street, (above Sixth.) Sole lessee and proprietor, Chas. St. Clair Leader of orchestra, J.K. Search Stage manager, J.M. Mortimer Great increase of attraction New stars & old favorites First appearance of Miss Annie Stattler, the queen of song. Second week of Madaline Virginia, the accomplished French danseuse. Continued success of Miss Sallie Brooks the beautiful, sentimental and comic vocalist. The old favorites are still greeted with unbounded applause, Billy Porter! the original contraband. George Jones, the ham-fat man. Johnny Riley, eccentric comedian. Joe M. Mortimer the wonderful local banjo soloist and stump orator. The above well-known talent appear nightly in the choicest gems of dramatic, operatic, terpsichorean and minstrel arts. ... The whole to conclude with the roaring farce, in 1 act, entitled The prime donuts, or, A manager in a tight place. Admission (including refreshments) 10 cts. Come & see. No boys admitted | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Our Head-Quarters Concert Saloon (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Contributor	Brooks, Sallie.
	Jones, George, minstrel performer.
	Mortimer, Joseph M.
	Porter, Billy (William H.), d. 1903.
	Riley, Johnny.
	Search, Jacob K., 1807 or 8-1874.
	St. Clair, Chas.
	Stattler, Annie.
	Virginia, Madaline.
	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
	United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Title	Music, mirth and melody "Our" Head-Quarters! (late "New Idea") Concert Saloon, : No. 609 Chestnut Street, (above Sixth.) Sole lessee and proprietor, Chas. St. Clair Leader of orchestra, J.K. Search Stage manager, J.M. Mortimer Great increase of attraction New stars & old favorites First appearance of Miss Annie Stattler, the queen of song. Second week of Madaline Virginia, the accomplished French danseuse. Continued success of Miss Sallie Brooks the beautiful, sentimental and comic vocalist. The old favorites are still greeted with unbounded applause, Billy Porter! the original contraband. George Jones, the ham-fat man. Johnny Riley, eccentric comedian. Joe M. Mortimer the wonderful local banjo soloist and stump orator. The above well-known talent appear nightly in the choicest gems of dramatic, operatic, terpsichorean and minstrel arts. ... The whole to conclude with the roaring farce, in 1 act, entitled The prime donuts, or, A manager in a tight place. Admission (including refreshments) 10 cts. Come & see. No boys admitted
Title	Our Head-Quarters! (late New Idea) Concert Saloon
Publisher	[Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Job Printing Office, Ledger Buildings
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date	[1863 or 1864?]
Physical Description	1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 46 x 16 cm.
Notes	Some of the performers listed appeared in other Philadelphia music halls in 1863 and 1864.
	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
	Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject	African Americans -- Satire.
	Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Minstrel shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Music-halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Prime donuts, or, A manager in a tight place.
	African American History
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 Phi Our 1863 (27)5761.F.29b (McAllister)
Accession number	(27)5761.F.29b (McAllister)