| Creator |
Sanford's Opera Troupe. |
| Contributor |
Batchelor, Mr. |
|
De Haven, E. |
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Hall, G. L. |
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Haven, E. |
|
Linwood, A. |
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Myers, Fulton, minstrel performer. |
|
Sanford, Samuel S., 1821-1905. |
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Turner, E. J., minstrel performer. |
|
Williams, J., minstrel performer. |
|
Town Hall (Mauch Chunk, Pa.) |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer. |
| Title |
Town Hall, Mauch Chunk Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9th and 10th. : The far-famed and old established Sanford's Opera Troupe,
from his opera houses, Philad'a and Harrisburg The best troupe in the world. Two companies condensed into one. Sanford, the
pioneer of minstrelsy will appear in his special acts. Mr. Sanford will have the honor of presenting the best troupe of artists
that has ever been concentrated into one body, embracing operatic talent, tragic merit, comic ability, delineations of men,
manners and customs, and the special acts, as given with unbounded applause! for the past fourteen years, to the elite of
the world. ... Street warblers! ... Donnybrook fair! ... A sketch, by Sanford, entitled Handy Andy: ... To conclude with the
last new walk-around, by Dan Emmett, entitled High Daddy ... Admission, 25 cents. Children, 15 cents Front seats invariably
reserved for ladies. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Performance to commence at 8 o'clock.
|
| Title |
Far-famed and old established Sanford's Opera Troupe |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Job Print, Ledger Buildings, Phila |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
| Date |
[1863] |
| Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 48 x 21 cm. |
| Is referenced by |
Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 1998 |
| Notes |
June 9 fell on a Tuesday in 1863. |
|
The company includes: Mr. Batchelor, E. De Haven, G.L. Hall, E. Haven, A. Linwood, Fulton Myers, S.S. Sanford, E.J. Turner,
and J. Williams.
|
|
Printed area, including double-rule border, measures 42.4 x 16.6 cm. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
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Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
| Subject |
Donnybrook fair. |
|
Street warblers. |
|
Emmett, Daniel Decatur, 1815-1904. High Daddy. |
|
Sanford, Samuel S., 1821-1905. Handy Andy. |
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African Americans -- Satire. |
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Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Mauch Chunk. |
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Minstrel shows -- Pennsylvania -- Mauch Chunk. |
|
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 1863 Sanford (28)5761.F.6b (McAllister) |
| Accession number |
(28)5761.F.6b (McAllister) |
