Imprint Record

Performance Handbill, May 21, 1819.

  • Imprint Number: 1819.085
  • Title: Theatre. Last night but one. Of Mr. & Mrs. Bartley's appearance. The ladies and gentlemen of Petersburg, are respectfully informed that after this week, the theatre will be closed for a short period--until the company returns from Richmond. For the benefit of Mrs. Bartley. On Friday evening, May 21st, 1819, will be presented, Murphey's [sic] tragedy of the Grecian daughter. ... To which will be added, a petit comedy called Three weeks after marriage. ...
  • Sequence Number: 85
  • Year: 1819
  • Place Issued: Petersburg
  • Issuing Press: Whitworth & Yancey
  • Author: Bollingbrook Street Theatre in Petersburg.
  • Notes: The plays mentioned here are both by British playwright Arthur Murphy (1727-1805): The Grecian Daughter and Three Weeks after Marriage; A Comedy in Two Acts.

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