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Creator Canterbury Music Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Contributor Bathcelor, William W.
Clyde, Charles.
De Lattre, J.
De Louis, George, 1822-1875.
Forbes, Johnny.
Gardiner, Robert, music-hall proprietor.
Gebler, Matthew, 1837 or 8-1899.
Hartman, Fritz.
Miller, Adelaide.
Murray, George W., d. 1878.
Rush, Anne.
Canterbury Brass Band.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Canterbury Music Hall, N.W. cor. of Fifth & Chestnut Sts. : Robert Gardiner, proprietor. Great combination company The most versatile company in the Union! The greatest amount of real fun! No humbug!! No puffing!!! Every member of this company an artist! The patrons and public are respectfully requested to read the names of artists attached to this (Canterbury) Music Hall. First week of Matt Gebler the really best comic vocalist in the Uniou [sic]. ... Grand balcony serenade, by the Canterbury Brass Band led by the celebrated Fritz Hartman. ... Admission, 10 and 15 cents Private boxes, $3 Single seats, 50 cents.
Title Great combination company
Title First week of Matt Gebler
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1862
Date [1862?]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 49 x 16 cm.
Notes On a March 1862 playbill, the proprietors were listed as Wm. A. Wray and Robert Gardiner; by January 1863, the proprietors were listed as Robert Gardiner and Harry Enochs.
Other members of the company include: W.W. Batchelor, Charles Clyde, J. De Lattre, George De Louis (and his celebrated dog Jenny Lind), Johnny Forbes, Adelaide Miller, G.W. Murray, and Anne Rush.
Printed on yellow paper.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Music-halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Broadsides.
Playbills.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | PB Phi Canter 1862 (27)5761.F.15a (McAllister)
Accession number (27)5761.F.15a (McAllister)

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