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- Theatre at Odd Fellows' Hall Manager Mr. S.C. Dubois Ladies' night ... Friday evening, August 7th, 1863, will be presented the great play of The stranger! or, Misanthropy and repentance. ... To conclude with The happy cobbler or, Love vs. leather. ... In rehearsal, and will soon be produced, the powerful and exciting play, which has had an uninterrupted success in the United States and Europe for three years, entitled Life in Lousiana or The eighth blood ... Prices of admission, 25 cents Reserved seats, 10 cents extra. Doors open at half-past 7 o'clock. To commence at 8 o'clock
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- The casts include: S.C. Dubois, S.H. Hemple, G.W. Johnson, A.S. Pennoyer, Eliza Place, Clara Reed, D.E. Reilly, Harry Ryner, and Kate Ryner., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- Dubois Troupe
- Date
- [1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1863 Dubois (25)5761.F.94a (McAllister)
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- Theatre at Odd Fellows' Hall Manager Mr. S.C. Dubois Opening night and the following company: ... Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, '63 will be presented the beautiful play, by Sir E.L. Bulwer, entitled Lady of Lyons ... To conclude with the side-splitting farce of In the rough! ... On to-morrow evening, Thanksgiving night, an excellent bill In rehearsal, and will soon be produced, the powerful and exciting play, which has had an uninterrupted success in the United States and Europe for three years, entitled Life in Lousiana or The eighth blood ... Prices of admission, 25 cents Reserved seats, 10 cents extra. Doors open at half-past 7 o'clock. To commence at 8 o'clock
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- The casts include: W.H. Bailey, S.C. Dubois, S.H. Hemple, G.W. Johnson, James Matthews, A.S. Pennoyer, Eliza Place, Clara Reed, D.E. Reilly, J. Rudolph, and Kate Ryner., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- Dubois Troupe
- Date
- [1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1863 Dubois (25)5761.F.93a (McAllister)
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- Theatre at Odd Fellows' Hall Manager Mr. S.C. Dubois A great bill for Saturday night. ... Saturday evening, Aug. 8th, 1863, will be performed the celebrated drama, entitled Lucretia Borgia or, The poisoner of the 15th century. ... To conclude with The toodles! ... In rehearsal, and will soon be produced, the powerful and exciting play, which has had an uninterrupted success in the United States and Europe for three years, entitled Life in Lousiana or The eighth blood ... Prices of admission, 25 cents Reserved seats, 10 cents extra. Doors open at half-past 7 o'clock. To commence at 8 o'clock
- Description
- The casts include: S.C. Dubois, G. Harris, S.H. Hemple, G.W. Johnson, James Matthews, Mr. Murtrie, A.S. Pennoyer, Eliza Place, Clara Reed, D.E. Reilly, Harry Ryner, Kate Ryner, and Mr. Williams., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- Dubois Troupe
- Date
- [1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1863 Dubois (25)5761.F.97b (McAllister)
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- Benefit of the Great Central Sanitary Fair! Odd Fellows' Hall Reading, for three evenings and one afternoon A change of performances. Mirth, happiness and wonder Come, old and young! New metamorphoses! Fun: fun Sig. Blitz the great thaumaturgist, magician and ventriloquist, will appear at the above place on Thursday and Friday evenings, May 19th & 20th, and Saturday afternoon and evening, May 21st ... The evening's entertainment will conclude with the celebrated Dance of six plates on a common table, ... Admission, 25 cents. Children, 15 cents Doors opon [sic] at 7 o'clock and commence at 8. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock
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- May 19 fell on a Thursday in 1864., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- Blitz, Antonio, 1810-1877
- Date
- [1864]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1864 Blitz (26)5761.F.27a (McAllister)
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- Theatre at Odd Fellows' Hall Manager Mr. S.C. Dubois Thanksgiving night a splendid bill! ... Thursday evening, Aug. 6, 1863 will be presented the great moral drama, entitled The drunkard! or, The fallen saved. ... To conclude with the extremely laughable farce of The laughing hyena or Love under difficulties! ... In rehearsal, and will soon be produced, the powerful and exciting play, which has had an uninterrupted success in the United States and Europe for three years, entitled Life in Lousiana or The eighth blood ... Prices of admission, 25 cents Reserved seats, 10 cents extra. Doors open at half-past 7 o'clock. To commence at 8 o'clock
- Description
- The casts include: S.C. Dubois, S.H. Hemple, G.W. Johnson, James Matthews, A.S. Pennoyer, Eliza Place, Clara Reed, Harry Ryner, and Kate Ryner., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- Dubois Troupe
- Date
- [1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1863 Dubois (25)5761.F.93b (McAllister)
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- Theatre at Odd Fellows' Hall Manager Mr. S.C. Dubois Look at this bill for Saturday night The most effective play ever presented in Reading: ... Saturday evening, Aug. 15th, 1863 will be presented the beautiful and affecting French play, entitled Madelaine or The foundling of Paris. ... To conclude with, by request, the great Ethiopian farce, Virginia mummy ... On Monday night will be produced, for the first time in this city, the powerful and exciting play, which has had an uninterrupted success in the United States and Europe for three years, entitled Life in Lousiana or The eighth blood ... Prices of admission, 25 cents Reserved seats, 10 cents extra. Doors open at half-past 7 o'clock. To commence at 8 o'clock
- Description
- The casts include: Mr. Carlton, S.C. Dubois, G. Harris, S.H. Hemple, G.W. Johnson, James Matthews, Mr. Murtrie, A.S. Pennoyer, Eliza Place, Clara Reed, J. Rudolph, Harry Ryner, and Kate Ryner., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- Dubois Troupe
- Date
- [1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1863 Dubois (25)5761.F.95a (McAllister)
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- The celebrated combination troupe, Green & Dale's Minstrels, and Burlesque Opera Troupe fifteen star performers. This unequaled company of talented artists will give two of their select soirees de Ethiope at the above place, on Monday and Tuesday evenings, March 21st and 22d, 1864, when a new and varied entertainment will be presented. Change of programme each evening! The repertoire of the company being very extensive. ... Programme. ... Talent in demand ... Pomp's mishaps, ... The crows! ... The two thespians, ... Ole Bull in a tight place ... The whole to conclude with the new plantation scene, entitled Heigh, Daddy in which all the company will appear. Cards of admission, 25 cents Doors open at 7 o'clock. To commence at quarter of 8. Front seats reserved for ladies and escorts
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- Performers include: T.D. Calvin, C.H. Campbell, Charles Comber, C.P. Dale, O.J. Dale, G.W. Danvers, T.B. Dawson, Frank Gardner, J.E. Green, Professor Howard, Mons. Lucia, Johnny Mackey, J. Morgan, C.A. Pettit, F. Warner, and Harry White., Printed area, including double-rule border, measures 54.8 x 20.1 cm., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- Green & Dale's Minstrels
- Date
- [1864]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1864 Green (25)5761.F.135a (McAllister)
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- Odd Fellows' Hall: Reading, Tuesday evening, April 28th, 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 ... Them Irishmen, ... The exempts, ... Sanford's black edition of Romeo and Juliet ... Strange scenes from the tragedy of The stranger. ... Our relations! ... The whole to conclude with the laughable burlesque of Old Josh and his family ... 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
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- The company includes: Raffael Abecco, Mr. Batchelor, E. De Haven, G.L. Hall, E. Haven, A. Linwood, Fulton Myers, J.R. 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.64a (McAllister)