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Academy of Music! Positively two nights only! The beautiful and talented equestrienne, pantomimist & melo-dramatic actress, Miss Leo Hudson and her highly trained steed Black Bess!
Description:
Playbill for Sept. 20 performance of Mazeppa! or, The wild horse of Tartary and farce The Irish tutor.
Cast of characters matches that of Milner's …
Year:
1867
Contributor:
Academy of Music (Providence, R.I.) (creator)
Providence Press Company (publisher)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Hudson, Leo > b. 1839 > Performances
Mazepa, Ivan Stepanovych > 1639-1709
Milner, H. M. (Henry M.)
Earl of > Glengall, Richard Butler > 1794-1858
Actors > United States > Performances
Theater > United States > History > 19th century > Sources
Theaters > Rhode Island > Providence > History > Sources
Providence (R.I.) > Amusements
United States > Rhode Island > Providence
Local ID:
HB24879
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
By particular request:
Mrs. French
Description:
Printed area: 26.6 by 19.9 cm.
Lists songs at concert to be given by Mrs. French, assisted by Mr. O. Shaw, on Sept. 14 at …
Year:
1821
Contributor:
Brown, Hugh Hale, 1792-1863 (printer)
Danforth, Walter R. (Walter Raleigh), 1787-1861 (printer)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
n-us-ri
Mrs > French > Performances
Shaw, Oliver > 1779-1848 > Performances
Women singers > United States > 19th century
Concerts > Rhode Island > Providence
Providence (R.I.) > Amusements
United States > Rhode Island > Providence
Local ID:
RB1496 1821
Collection:
Brown University Library
Rider Broadsides
Full Record
Chestnut St. Theatre. Extraordinary attraction!:
first production in this city of Mr. Joseph C. Foster's grand spectacle
Description:
Printed in one and two columns divided by single lines within double-line border.
Subtitle continues: Of the Twelve temptations or, The lost soul.
Title from …
Year:
1873
Contributor:
Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Foster, Joseph C
Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History > Sources
Theaters > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > Sources
Theater > United States > History > 19th century > Sources
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Amusements
United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Local ID:
HB38295
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
Mrs. John Drew's Arch St. Theatre index. Jos. D. Murphy, business agent & treasurer:
Saturday eve'g, Dec. 27, 1873. Mr. Augustin Daly's ... Flash of lightning
Description:
Printed in three columns of unequal size divided by single line with wider center column framed by single-line border; all within triple-line border.
Title from …
Year:
1873
Contributor:
Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Drew, Louisa > 1820-1897
Colville, Violetta
Daly, Augustin > 1838-1899
Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History > Sources
Theater > United States > History > 19th century > Sources
Theaters > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > Sources
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Amusements
United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Local ID:
HB38297 PA
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
Mrs. John Drew's Arch St. Theatre index. Jos. D. Murphy, business agent & treasurer:
Saturday eve'g, Dec. 27, 1873. Mr. Augustin Daly's ... Flash of lightning
Description:
Printed in three columns of unequal size divided by single line with wider center column framed by single-line border; all within triple-line border.
Title from …
Year:
1873
Contributor:
Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Drew, Louisa > 1820-1897
Colville, Violetta
Daly, Augustin > 1838-1899
Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History > Sources
Theater > United States > History > 19th century > Sources
Theaters > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > Sources
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Amusements
United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Local ID:
HB38297 PA
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
Professor Sweet, the American Phenomenon:
as he appeared in his wonderful performances on a tight rope, 600 feet long, 50 feet high, and 1 1/4 inch in diameter, at Silver Lake, in West Providence, R.I., on Tuesday, October 11, 1859 from an accurate sketch taken on the spot by the artist, W. S. Hoyt, Providence, R.I
Description:
At head of title lithograph of crowd on shore watching man on tightrope signed: From Nature on stone by W. S. Hoyt, Prov.
Year:
1859
Contributor:
Hoyt, William S. (illustrator)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Professor > Sweet
Tightrope walking > Rhode Island
Lithography, American > 19th century
Amusements > Rhode Island
Rhode Island > Performances
United States > Rhode Island > Providence
Local ID:
RB1012 1859.10
Collection:
Brown University Library
Rider Broadsides
Full Record
Providence Opera House, George Hackett, Manager:
Souvenir gala night! The Romany rye on Wednesday evening, April 25th, 1883
Description:
Program of gala performance with scenery and cast "as originally employed at Booth's Theatre."
Year:
1883
Contributor:
Providence Opera House (creator)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Sims, George R > 1847-1922
Theater > United States > History > 19th century > Sources
Theaters > Rhode Island > Providence > History > Sources
Providence (R.I.) > Amusements
United States > Rhode Island > Providence
Local ID:
RB554 1883
Collection:
Brown University Library
Rider Broadsides
Full Record
Shamus O'Brien, the bould boy of Glingall
Description:
Poetry and prose.
Poem on pages [1] - [3] within double rule border; advertisement on page [4] within double border of type ornaments and decorated …
Year:
1884
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Verner, Charles E. (Charles Erin) > Performances
Verner, Charles E. (Charles Erin) > Portraits
Lewis, Annie > Performances
Irish > Poetry
Theater > United States > History > 19th century > Sources
Actors > United States > Performances
New York (N.Y.) > Amusements
Maeder, F. G. (Frederick George) > 1840-1891
United States > New York > New York
Local ID:
HB11126
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
The songs and chorusses in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," as sung by Messr. Bowman & Strahan, and Misses Warner & George, at the Providence Museum
Description:
Text within curvilinear line border with corner ornaments.
The Providence Museum Company performed H.J. Conway's dramatization of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". (Cf. American Theatre Companies, 1749-1887. …
Year:
1853
Contributor:
Conway, Hiram J., 1800-1860 (creator)
Providence Museum Company (publisher)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
Amusements > Rhode Island > Providence
Actors > Rhode Island > Providence
Theaters > Rhode Island > Providence
Theater > Rhode Island > History > 19th century
Local ID:
HB33095
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
Troy Museum! manager, G.C. Howard ... New drama! by Buckstone:
... Thursday eve'ng, Sept. 23, the popular drama, 4th time, called Isabelle! or, A woman's life! ... : After the drama, a new dance, by Miss Emmons : to conclude with the new farce of Love in livery! ... : In rehe[a]rsal, the drama of Uncle Tom's cabin
Description:
Playbill.
At end of text: C.L. Mac Arthur, printer, Budget Building, 197 River-St., Troy.
Imprint inferred from internal information.
Leading actress in Isabelle was Mrs. …
Year:
1852
Contributor:
Troy Museum (Theater) (creator)
Howard, George C. (George Cunnibell), 1820-1887 (performer)
C.L. MacArthur (Firm : Troy, N.Y.) (publisher)
Genre:
broadsides
Subject:
n-us-ny
Buckstone, John Baldwin > 1802-1879
Aiken, George L > 1830-1876
Mrs > Howard, G. C. (George Cunnibell) > 1829-1908 > Performances
Wooler, J. P. (John Pratt) > 1824-1868
Theater > United States > History > 19th century > Sources
Theaters > New York (State) > Troy > History > Sources
Actors > United States > Performances
Troy (N.Y.) > Amusements
United States > New York > Troy
Local ID:
HB34805
Collection:
Brown University Library
Harris Broadsides
Full Record
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