Grand concert to be given by the Monitor Assembly at Franklin Hall, : Sixth Street, below Arch. On Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, '63 on which occasion the Philadelphia Minstrels will appear in their versatile programme. ... Manager in trouble. ... Lay low for rebels ... The evening's entertainment will conclude with the laughable Ethiopian sketch, entitled The baffled contraband! ... Ending with a grand holiday jubilee, sustained by the entire company, Admission, 25 cents Children's tickets, 15 cts. Doors open at quarter-past 7 o'clock. Performance to commence at 8. Front seats reserved for ladies. Polite ushers will be in attendance. A police force will be in attendance to preserve order. The Philadelphia Minstrels can be engaged, by applying at Shoemaker's Drug Store, south-west corner of Sixth and Girard Avenue. | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Philadelphia Minstrels.
Contributor	Franklin Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
	Monitor Assembly (Philadelphia, Pa.)
	Graham, T., minstrel performer.
	Keefe, Tony.
	Lamar, Harry.
	Leathem, Jim.
	Manderson, Johnny.
	Martin, Ed., gymnast.
	Miller, Joe, minstrel performer.
	Ross, F.
	Smith, C., vocalist.
	Stanley, S.
	Tromley, G.
	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title	Grand concert to be given by the Monitor Assembly at Franklin Hall, : Sixth Street, below Arch. On Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, '63 on which occasion the Philadelphia Minstrels will appear in their versatile programme. ... Manager in trouble. ... Lay low for rebels ... The evening's entertainment will conclude with the laughable Ethiopian sketch, entitled The baffled contraband! ... Ending with a grand holiday jubilee, sustained by the entire company, Admission, 25 cents Children's tickets, 15 cts. Doors open at quarter-past 7 o'clock. Performance to commence at 8. Front seats reserved for ladies. Polite ushers will be in attendance. A police force will be in attendance to preserve order. The Philadelphia Minstrels can be engaged, by applying at Shoemaker's Drug Store, south-west corner of Sixth and Girard Avenue.
Publisher	[Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n]
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date	[1863]
Physical Description	1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 48 x 20 cm.
Notes	Performers include: T. Graham, Tony Keefe, Harry Lamar, Jim Leathem, Johnny Manderson, Ed. Martin, Old Joe Miller, F. Ross, C. Smith, and G. Tromley.
	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.
	Baffled contraband.
	Lay low for rebels.
	Manager in trouble.
	African American History
Genre	Broadsides.
	Playbills.
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Books & Other Texts \| Rare \| PB 1863 Phila Min (25)5761.F.102a (McAllister)
Accession number	(25)5761.F.102a (McAllister)