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Title: Fulton Hall, Lancaster for five days commencing Tuesday evening, April 14, and continuing every evening during the week. Tickets, 15 cents. Positively no half price Doors open at 7 o'clock. Lecture to commence quarter-before 8. Grand exhibition on Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, for schools and families, when children will be admitted for the low price of six cents. Grand historic mirror of the American war! The most exciting topic of the times! The only work of the kind in existence, sketched by eye-witnesses, and painted by the most eminent artists, under the supervision of the well-known Pearson Brothers, of New York. ... Mr. Robert Pearson, the principal artist, has made arrangements to add to this popular work, from week to week, all the principal events that may transpire in the prosecution of the war, having distinguished artists engaged to forward to him sketches and reports prepared on the spot. ... The unseemly daubs which are generally produced for public inspection, under the name of panoramas, have, in a great measure, shaken the confidence of the people; ... It is necessary, therefore, to inform all classes that this panorama has met with the most unbounded success, having been exhibited within the past few months, in Philadelphia, to not less than 75,000 spectators
Description: April 14 fell on a Tuesday in 1863., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *PB 1863 Grand (27)5761.F.50 (McAllister)

Title: Fulton Hall! Manager, S.C. Dubois Second night of the Dramatic Combination. Splendid bill ... Tuesday evening, April 19th, 1864 will be presented the beautiful petite comedy, entitled The little treasure ... The evening's entertainment will conclude with the comic drama, styled Bob Nettles and the fat boy. ... The beautiful drama of Aline is in rehearsal Also, the most successful moral play of the day, acted above four hundred nights in the United States and Europe, with unprecedented success, entitled The ticket-of-leave man!! Price of admission, 25 cents Reserved seats, secured during the day at the hall, fifty cents. Doors open quarter past 7 o'clock. Curtain rises quarter of 8
Description: The casts include: H.C. Andrews, S.C. Dubois, Mary Dumas, E.A. Eberle, Howard Keyser, Marie Le Gros, W.H. Mathews, F. Morland, G.W. Shields, Emma Stanley, Mattie Sutherland, and R.G. Wilson., Printed area, including double-rule border, measures 55.6 x 21.6 cm., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Dramatic Combination
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1864 Dramatic (26)5761.F.17a (McAllister)

Title: Fulton Hall! Manager, S.C. Dubois The citizens of Lancaster and vicinity are respectfully informed that the celebrated Dramatic Combination will have the honor of making their first appearance this evening. The manager begs to inform the public that the entertainment given will be of the highest moral character, chaste, elegant and instructive Every attention will be paid to scenery and costume and with the advantage of an excellent selection of pieces from the best authors of tragedy, comedy and farce it is calculated to give entire satisfaction to all classes. ... Monday evening, April 18th, 1864 will be presented the beautiful domestic drama of Grand-father Whitehead! ... The evening's entertainment will conclude with the great nautical drama of Black-eyed susan or, "All in the downs." ... A splendid bill for Tuesday The beautiful drama of Aline is in rehearsal Also, the most successful moral play of the day, acted above four hundred nights in the United States and Europe, with unprecedented success, entitled The ticket-of-leave man!! Price of admission, 25 cents Reserved seats, secured during the day at the hall, fifty cents. Doors open quarter past 7 o'clock. Curtain rises quarter of 8
Description: The casts include: H.C. Andrews, S.C. Dubois, Mary Dumas, E.A. Eberle, W. Johnson, Howard Keyser, Marie Le Gros, W.H. Mathews, F. Morland, G.W. Shields, Emma Stanley, and R.G. Wilson., Printed area, including double-rule border, measures 55.1 x 19.7 cm., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Dramatic Combination
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1864 Dramatic (26)5761.F.16a (McAllister)

Title: Fulton Hall! One night only: Wednesday eve'ng, April 22, 1863 The far-famed Sanford Opera Troupe: oldest company in the world! Samuel S. Sanford, manager. Mr. Sanford will have the honor of presenting the best troupe of artists that has ever been concentrated into one body, embracing: operatic talent, tragic merit comic ability, delineations of men, manners & customs and the special acts, as given with unbounded applause at his opera houses, Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Sanford appearing each evening! with his star troupe ... The exempts, ... Them Irishmen, ... Sanford's black edition of Romeo and Juliet ... The whole to conclude with Sanford's scene, entitled Uncle Tom's cabin. ... Admission, 25 cents. Children 15 cents Doors open at 7 o'clock. To commence at quarter of 8. Front seats invariably reserved for ladies. Tom W. Brown, ag't
Description: The company includes: Raffael Abecco, Mr. Batchelor, T.W. Brown, Hughey Dougherty, G.L. Hall, E. Haven, A. Linwood, Fulton Myers, S.S. Sanford, E.J. Turner, and J. Williams., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Sanford's Opera Troupe
Date: [1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1863 Sanford (25)5761.F.56b (McAllister)