The Bijou Music Hall, No. 607 Arch Street, next door below the theatre [electronic resource] : Harry Enochs, sole lessee C. McMillan, acting and stage manager ... Third week of the engagement of Billy Holmes, the favorite comic singer. Second week of Dave Williams, the greatest banjo player living. Continued success of Billy Boyd, Denny Gallagher, Harry Harrington Lida Levans, Ellen Colene, Adelaide Miller together with the entire star company. Programme for this evening. ... Bijou Minstrels. ... Intrusive darkey! ... Ole Bull in a tight place ... The height of impudence! ... The whole to conclude with The nigger door-keeper ... A grand matinee every Saturday at 2 o'clock for ladies and children. Admission, Parquet, 15 cents Orchestra chairs, 25 cents Private boxes, $2.00 Single seats, 50 cents Doors open at 7 o'clock. Performance commence quarter-before 8.

Corporate Author:: Bijou Music Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Uniform Title:: Playbill. 1863-11
Additional Titles:: Third week of the engagement of Billy Holmes, the favorite comic singer and Programme for this evening
Published:: [Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Steam-Power Job Print, Ledger Buildings, Phila, [1863]
Physical Description:: 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 52 x 21 cm
Additional Creators:: Boyd, Billy, 1831-1869, Colene, Ellen, Enochs, Harry, Gallagher, Denny, 1830-1868, Harrington, Harry, minstrel performer, Holmes, William, 1840-1866, Levans, Lida, McMillan, C., Miller, Adelaide, Nosher, Joseph, Williams, Dave, minstrel performer, McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, Bijou Minstrels, and United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Billy Holmes first appeared in the Bijou Music Hall in Oct. 1863; Adelaide Miller's first appearance at the Bijou Music Hall was advertised for Nov. 2, 1863; Henry B. Enochs is listed in the Philadelphia directory for 1864 with a music hall at this address.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.

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Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa.: NewsBank, inc., 2014. Available via the World Wide Web. Access restricted to Readex Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922: From the Library Company of Philadelphia subscribers.

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Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 193

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