Robert Raikes' School House Sixth Street, above Carpenter. Benefit of the Bounty Fund of the 2d Ward : Wonderful metamorphoses in natural magic: modern thaumaturgics and ancient sorcery, combined with immence powers of ventriloquism, and the learned canary birds! Sig'r Blitz the world-renowned ventriloquist and magician, will give his performances at the above place, Thursday afternoon and evening, April 14th, 1864 commencing at 3 and quarter of 8 o'clock. ... To conclude with the wonderful Dance of six plates on a common table! Lessons given in ventriloquism. Family amusements for sale. Also, A history of ventriloquism, with instructions and anecdotes price 15 cents. For sale at the door. Admission, 25 cents. Children, 15 cents | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Blitz, Antonio, 1810-1877.
Contributor	Bounty Fund Committee (2nd Ward, Philadelphia, Pa.)
	Robert Raikes' School House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
	United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Title	Robert Raikes' School House Sixth Street, above Carpenter. Benefit of the Bounty Fund of the 2d Ward : Wonderful metamorphoses in natural magic: modern thaumaturgics and ancient sorcery, combined with immence powers of ventriloquism, and the learned canary birds! Sig'r Blitz the world-renowned ventriloquist and magician, will give his performances at the above place, Thursday afternoon and evening, April 14th, 1864 commencing at 3 and quarter of 8 o'clock. ... To conclude with the wonderful Dance of six plates on a common table! Lessons given in ventriloquism. Family amusements for sale. Also, A history of ventriloquism, with instructions and anecdotes price 15 cents. For sale at the door. Admission, 25 cents. Children, 15 cents
Title	Benefit of the Bounty Fund of the 2d Ward
Publisher	[Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Job Print, Ledger Buildings, Philada
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1864
Date	[1864]
Physical Description	1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 51 x 21 cm.
Notes	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
	Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject	Benefit performances -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Blitz, Antonio, 1810-1877. History of ventriloquism.
	Bounties, Military -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Canaries -- Training.
	Draft -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Magic shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Magicians.
	Ventriloquists.
	Philanthropy.
Geographic subject	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 Blitz (26)5761.F.15a (McAllister)
Accession number	(26)5761.F.15a (McAllister)