| Creator |
Bijou Music Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Contributor |
Bijou Minstrels. |
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Boyd, Billy, 1831-1869. |
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Covington, Kate. |
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Enochs, Harry. |
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Fitzgerald, P. A. |
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Harrington, Harry, minstrel performer. |
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Kelchner, Johnny. |
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Levans, Lida. |
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Miller, Adelaide. |
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Nosher, Joseph. |
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Vance, Thomas, 1831 or 2-1889. |
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Williams, Dave, minstrel performer. |
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Williams, Sammy, minstrel performer. |
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Wright, Billy. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer. |
| Title |
The Bijou Music Hall, No. 607 Arch Street, next door below the theatre. : Harry Enochs, sole lessee P.A. Fitzgerald, stage
manager J. Nosher, musical director Programme for this evening. ... Bijou Minstrels. ... The school ... Deaf as a post, ...
Black brigade ... Grand impalement act, ... To conclude with the laughable episode of Two in a bed! ... Monday evening, Nov.
30th, first appearance of the Western favorite and vocalist, Miss Julie Dawson. Will soon appear, the delightful songstress,
Miss Nellie Taylor. Thanksgiving afternoon, a grand performance in which the entire company will participate. Grand matinee
every Saturday at half past 2 o'clk for ladies and children. Admission, Parquet, 15 cents Orchestra chairs, 25 cents Private
boxes, $2.00 Single seats, 50 cents Doors open at 7 o'clock. Performance commence quarter-before 8.
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| Title |
Programme for this evening |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Steam-Power Job Print, Ledger Buildings, Phila |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
| Date |
[1863] |
| Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 52 x 21 cm. |
| Is referenced by |
Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 191 |
| Notes |
Nov. 30 fell on a Monday in 1863; Henry B. Enochs is listed in the Philadelphia directory for 1864 with a music hall at this
address.
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Performers include: Billy Boyd, Kate Covington, Harry Enochs, Harry Harrington, Billy Holmes, J. Kelchner, Lida Levans, Adelaide
Miller, Tom Vance, Dave Williams, Sammy Williams, and Billy Wright.
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
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Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Satires. |
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Entertainment events -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Minstrel shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Music-halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Women dancers. |
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Women singers. |
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School. |
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Two in a bed. |
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Emmett, Daniel Decatur, 1815-1904. Black brigade. |
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Leavitt, A. J. (Andrew J.). Deaf as a post. |
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African American History |
| Genre |
Broadsides. |
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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 Phi Bijou 1863 (26)5761.F.125a (McAllister) |
| Accession number |
(26)5761.F.125a (McAllister) |
