The Bijou Music Hall! No. 607 Arch Street, next door below the theatre. The people's favorite place of amusement [electronic resource] : Harry Enochs, sole proprietor & manager Jas. W. Holden, leader of orchestra Andrew Enochs, door tender E. Buck, ticket agent Abe Lake, officer First appearance in Philadelphia of the great western favorite banjo soloist and Ethiopian comedian, Charley Petre Immense success of the great Philadelphia favorite, Miss Nellie Taylor Programme for this evening: ... Bijou Minstrels! ... Ten-pin Johnny, ... Backwoods echo, ... Grand impalement feat, ... The school ... Two Dromios, ... The whole to conclude with the laughable farce of The frisky cobbler and lazy tailor. ... Grand complimentary testimonial to Harry Enochs, tendered by his company, on Thursday evening, March 31st, 1864. Grand matinee every Saturday at half-past 2 o'clk for the accommodation of ladies and children. Admission, 10 and 15 cents Private boxes, $2.00. Single seats, 50 cents Doors open at quarter-before 7 o'clock. Commence quarter-before 8.

Corporate Author: Bijou Music Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Uniform Title: Playbill. 1864-03
Additional Titles: First appearance in Philadelphia of the great western favorite banjo soloist and Ethiopian comedian, Charley Petre and Programme for this evening
Published: [Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Steam Job Print, Ledger Buildings, [1864]
Physical Description: 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 53 x 20 cm
Additional Creators: Berger, Leon, minstrel performer, Buck, E., Enochs, Andrew, Enochs, Harry, Holden, James W., Lake, Abe, Newcomb, Bobby, 1847-1888, Petre, Charley, Smith, Helene (Dancer), St. Croix, Louisa, Taylor, Nellie, Vance, Thomas, 1831 or 1832-1889, Wells, J. Clark, Wright, Billy, McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, Bijou Minstrels, and United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Leon Berger's first week at the Bijou Music Hall began Feb. 29, 1864; Henry B. Enochs is listed in the Philadelphia directory for 1864 with a music hall at this address.
Other performers include: Leon Berger, Master Bobby, Harry Enochs, Helene Smith, Louisa St. Croix, Tom Vance, J. Clark Wells, and Billy Wright.
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. 210

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