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Fun! Fun! Come one come all--Give us a call [electronic resource] : First grand complimentary concert for the benefit of the Wildey Assembly to be given at Herman Hall, Coates Street, above Second, on Wednesday evening, June 17th, 1863, on which occasion Jackson & Jones' Ethiopian Minstrels will appear. ... The elegant piano forte, used on this occasion, is from the factory of George Steck, New York, and is furnished by Mr. J.E. Gould, Seventh and Chestnut Streets. Programme. ... Hungarian warblers! ... Fields of olden ... Exempt Quakers ... The surprise party, ... The Crow family ... Gum man of Philadelphia ... The whole to conclude with the walk around, Who's heel's dat a burnin' by the whole company. Prices of admission, 20 cts. Children, under 12 years, 10 cents Front seats reserved for ladies. Doors open at quarter-past 7 o'clock. Performance commences at 8. / G. Jackson manager

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Jackson & Jones' Ethiopian Minstrels
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Playbill. 1863-06-17
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First grand complimentary concert for the benefit of the Wildey Assembly
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[Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Job Print, Ledger Buildings, Phila, [1863]
Physical Description
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations ; 47 x 21 cm
Additional Creators
Gould, J. E. (John Edgar), approximately 1820-1875, Harrison J. E. (Violinist), Henry, A. (Banjoist), Jackson, G., minstrel performer, Jones, George, minstrel performer, Morton, Billy, Simons, G., triangle player, Smith, S. (Violinist), Steck, George, 1829-1897, Strong, Thomas W., McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, Herman Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.), Wildey Assembly, and United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Performers include: J.E. Harris, A. Henry, G. Jackson, George Jones, Billy Morton, G. Simons, and S. Smith.
Illustration signed: Strong.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Reproduction Note
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. 1148
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