Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, March 5, 1870. Farewell Matinee Of the Charming Actress and Vocalist, and Eminent Comedian, Rose and Harry Watkins In his own Great original Dramatic Version of Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth's Celebrated Romance: pronounced by the distinguished authoress, the best Dramatization ever presented of this, the most popular Story of Modern Times. Few Plays possess, in so remarkable a degree, all the elements essential to a Great Public Success, as demonstrated by the Crowds Attracted to witness its representation. Enthusiastic shouts of laughter and applause are elicited by the superb Acting, Music, Song, Dance and Grand Scenic Effect. Saturday Afternoon, March 5, 1870 The performance will commence at Two o'clock, with Overture -- Hidden Hand, Keller After which the universally Favorite Drama, in 3 Acts, by H. Watkins, entitled The Hidden Hand Or, Old Virginia As It Was. Archey, a Waif upon the waters, with Song, Trust to Luck, Rose Watkins..
- Alternate Title
- Hidden Hand Or, Old Virginia As It Was
- Hidden Hand
- Old Virginia As It Was
- Creator
- Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Watkins, Harry, 1825-1894 (actor)
- Watkins, Harry, Mrs., 1829-1904 (actor)
- Form
- books
- broadsides (notices)
- playbills
- Castlists
- Date
- 1870
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Theaters
- Playbills
- Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Watkins, Harry, 1825-1894. Hidden hand, or, Old Virginia as it was
- Playbills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Specimens
- Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Geographic Subject
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Collection
- Playbill and Program Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- Philadelphia Theater Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
- Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 22.8 x 14 cm
- Publisher
- [Publisher not identified]
- Related Place
- United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Notes
- Printed area measures 21.5 x 12.8 cm.
- Performance date: March 5, 1870.
- Print Collection 8 copy is v. 11 no. 199 in a collection of playbills bound together.
- Print Collection 8 copy has Library of the University of Pennsylvania bookplate which reads "The Horace Howard Furness Memorial donated by Horace Howard Furness, Jr. and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness."
- Related works
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3t10s
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Furness Collection, Print Collection 8 v. 11 no. 199
- Provenance
- Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930 (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy)
- Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor) (Print Collection 8 copy)
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Text
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