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Creator Brien's National Circus and Model Show.
Contributor Brittner, Peter.
Castle, Charles H., 1816-1884.
Conrad, Charles, acrobat.
Conrad, William, d. 1891.
Jones, Richard Patrick, 1826-1869.
Kennedy, William B., 1830?-1906.
Keystone Cornet Band.
King, Charles, circus performer.
O'Brien, John V., 1836-1889.
Reed, Charles F. 1842-1934.
Rice, Libbie, b. 1844.
Warner, Charles, 1830 or 31-1865.
Warner, Charles, Mrs.
Whitby, Elvira, 1844 or 5-1930.
Whitby, Henry W., 1817-1870.
Whitby, Johnny.
Whitby, Lizzie.
Whitby, Margaret, 1817-1865.
Whittaker, Francis W., 1818-1887.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Title Brien's National Circus and Model Show! : J. Brien, proprietor C. Warner, business manager and treasurer H. Whitby, equestrian director Frank Whittaker, ring manager C.H. Castle, contracting agent R.P. Jones, director of publications This gigantic concern! with an outfit all new! an immense stud of trained horses! a fine selection of ponies! mules and other performing animals! and a superior troupe of performers, constituting the largest and best circus ever formed, will exhibit at Frankford! on Tuesday, April 28th, 1863. Admission, 25 cts. No half price. No extra fee demanded for choice seats. Seats for everybody. Performances, afternoon and night, at 2 and half-past 7 o'cl'k Special notice to ladies.--The management is happy to announce an engagement with Mrs. Charles Warner, formerly Mrs Dan Rice ... Miss Libbie Rice! now on her initial professional tour, ... A grand procession, led by P. Brintner's Keystone Cornet Band, will be made daily, at half-past 10 o'clock, A.M.
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Book and Job Print, Ledger Buildings, Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date [1863]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill., port. ; 57 x 25 cm.
Notes John V. O'Brien, proprietor; other performers include: Charles Conrad, William Conrad, W.B. Kennedy, Charles King, C.F. Reed, Elvira Whitby, H.W. Whitby, Johnny Whitby, Lizzie Whitby, and Margaret Whitby.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Warner, Charles, Mrs. -- Portraits.
Circus -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horse circuses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women animal trainers.
Women circus performers.
Geographic subject Frankford (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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 Brien (25)5761.F.63b (McAllister)
Accession number (25)5761.F.63b (McAllister)

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