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Creator Canterbury Music Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Contributor Berthelon, Dick.
Brookfield, Tom.
Cathcart, John, business manager.
Chilcott, John H.
Holmes, William, 1840-1866.
Newcomb, Bobby, 1847-1888.
Pettit, Louis.
Preble, Ed.
Solomon, Frank, minstrel performer.
Warren, Mary, vocalist.
Wells, J. Clark.
Wells, Louisa.
Canterbury Minstrels.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Title Canterbury Music Hall, N.W. cor. Fifth & Chestnut Sts : Sole lessee, John H. Chilcott Business manager, John Cathcart Stage manager, Ed. Preble Novelty succeeds novelty New faces! New acts! Entire change of programme! Benefit of Billy Holmes! This evening. Engagement of the charming vocalist, for a limited period, Louisa Wells. Engagement of the great Ethiopian comedian and bone soloist, J. Clark Wells Mast. Bobby, ... Mary Warren, ... Tom Brookfield ... Programme for this evening ... Canterbury Minstrels. ... Devil in a pawn shop ... Magic influence! ... Two gladiators! ... The performance to conclude with the laughable afterpiece, entitled The Irish pedlar! ... Doors open at 6 o'clock. Commence at 8. Admission, 10 and 20 cts. Private boxes, $3. Single seats, 50 cents. The great extemporaneous and comic singer, Fred Shaw, will appear on Wednesday evening, December 7th, 1864.
Title Novelty succeeds novelty New faces! New acts! Entire change of programme!
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Job Print, Ledger Buildings
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1864
Date [1864]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 49 x 16 cm.
Is referenced by Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 332
Notes Billy Holmes's benefit was advertised for Dec. 6, 1864.
Other members of the company include: Dick Berthelon, Ed Preble, Louis Pettit, and Frank Solomon.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject African Americans -- Satire.
Canterbury Minstrels.
Benefit performances -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Minstrel shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Music-halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women dancers.
Women singers.
Devil in a pawn shop.
Irish pedlar.
Magic influence.
Two gladiators.
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 Canter 1864 (27)5761.F.16a (McAllister)
Accession number (27)5761.F.16a (McAllister)

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