Ford's Theatre Tenth Street, above E. Season II. Week XXXI. Night 196 Whole number of nights, 495
John T. Ford proprietor and manager (also of Holliday St. Theatre, Baltimore, and Academy of Music, Phil'a.) Stage manager J.B. Wright Treasurer H. Clay Ford Friday evening, April 14th, 1865 Benefit! and last night of Miss Laura Keene the distinguished manageress, authoress and actress, supported by John Dyott and Harry Hawk. Tom Taylor's celebrated eccentric comedy, as originally produced in America by Miss Keene, and performed by her upwards of one thousand nights, entitled Our American cousin ... Patriotic song and chorus "Honor to our soldiers." ... Words by H.B. Phillips; music composed and arranged by Prof. William Withers, Jr.; ... Saturday evening, April 15, benefit of Miss Jennie Gourlay when will be presented Bourcicault's great sensation drama, The octoroon Easter Monday, April 17, engagement of the young American tragedian, Edwin Adams for twelve nights only
Benefit! and last night of Miss Laura Keene
Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Ford, Harry Clay
Ford, J. R.
Ford, John Thompson
1829-1894
Wright, J. B.
H. Polkinhorn & Son
printer
Sarmiento, Ferdinand L.
former owner
McAllister, John A. (John Allister)
1822-1896
former owner
H. Polkinhorn & Son
printer
text
Broadsides
Playbills
dcu
Washington, D.C.]
D.C. Washington
H. Polkinhorn & Son, printers, D street, near 7th, Washington, D.C
[1865]
1865
monographic
eng
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 44 x 15 cm.
Playbill for Our American cousin the night of Lincoln's assassination.
n-us-dc
Adams, Edwin
1834-1877
Boucicault, Dion
1820-1890
Octoroon, or, Life in Louisiana
Dyott, John
1812-1876
Gourlay, Jennie
Hawk, Harry
Keene, Laura
1826-1873
Lincoln, Abraham
1809-1865
Assassination
Phillips, H. B.
Honor to our soldiers
Taylor, Tom
1817-1880
Our American cousin
Jr.
Withers, William
Theaters
Washington (D.C.)
Women in the theater
United States
5792.F.95b (McAllister)
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