Odd Fellows' Hall, Frankford. : Edward Mogridge, business manager George Brown, treasurer Benefit of the 25th Ward Bounty Fund! On Wednesday evening, Aug. 24, '64 on which occasion Briggs' Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, in connection with the Bridesburg Armory Brass Band will appear in a versatile programme. ... Dramatic readings! ... How is your grandmudder? ... The evening's entertainment will conclude with the Ethiopian opera, entitled The rival boot blacks ... Admission, 25 cents Doors open at 7 o'clock. Performance to commence at half-past 7. Front seats reserved for ladies. Polite ushers will be in attendance. | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Briggs' Minstrels.
Contributor	Bounty Fund Committee (25th Ward, Philadelphia, Pa.)
	Odd Fellows' Hall (Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.)
	Bridesburg Armory Brass Band.
	Brown, George, treasurer.
	Burr, Billy.
	Dean, Joe, minstrel performer.
	Hilfrem, W. G.
	Marion, F., guitarist.
	Marshall, W. H.
	Mogridge, Edward.
	Morris, J. P., minstrel performer.
	Williams, Pete, minstrel performer.
	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
	United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Title	Odd Fellows' Hall, Frankford. : Edward Mogridge, business manager George Brown, treasurer Benefit of the 25th Ward Bounty Fund! On Wednesday evening, Aug. 24, '64 on which occasion Briggs' Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, in connection with the Bridesburg Armory Brass Band will appear in a versatile programme. ... Dramatic readings! ... How is your grandmudder? ... The evening's entertainment will conclude with the Ethiopian opera, entitled The rival boot blacks ... Admission, 25 cents Doors open at 7 o'clock. Performance to commence at half-past 7. Front seats reserved for ladies. Polite ushers will be in attendance.
Title	Benefit of the 25th Ward Bounty Fund
Publisher	[Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Job Print, Ledger Buildings
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1864
Date	[1864]
Physical Description	1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 41 x 19 cm.
Notes	Performers include: Billy Burr, Joe Dean, W.G. Hilfrem, F. Marion, W.H. Marshall, J.P. Morris, and Pete Williams.
	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
	Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject	Benefit performances -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Bounties, Military -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Minstrel shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject	Frankford (Philadelphia, Pa.)
	Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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 1864 Briggs (26)5761.F.41b (McAllister)
Accession number	(26)5761.F.41b (McAllister)