Subject: Acting

Four-page folded advertising card promoting the play "Sam'l of Posen; The Commercial Drummer" at Redmond's Opera House. The advertisement includes a description of the main character, a balance sheet detailing the character's various activities, and a poem entitled "Der Drummer" by Charles Francis Adams (or possibly Charles Follen Adams). The card is dated September 9th and 10th, 1884, and likely refers to Redmond's Opera House in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

A broadside (7 x 14 inches) advertising the appearance of Miss Sophia Phillips, a celebrated tragic actress, at the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia on May 20, 1835. The broadside announces her performance in the tragedy *The Gamester* and also advertises a new play, *40 Winks, or, Blunders in a Bedroom*, for subsequent evenings. The broadside is dated 1835.

This pamphlet contains the English and Italian texts of "Deborah," a drama in four acts. Adapted expressly for Madame Ristori and her Italian Dramatic Company under the management of J. Grau, the Italian translation is by Sig. Gaetano Cerri. Published in New York in 1866.

Silk broadside (handbill or program) advertising Fanny Davenport's farewell benefit performance of *Lionette, or The Princess de Bagdad* at the Grand Opera House in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 20, 1882. The broadside lists the cast, including George Clarke, Charles Fisher, Lewis Baker, Harry Hawk, and Sallie Cohen. Printed by Commercial Job Rooms Print.

Set of three trade cards advertising the play "My Partner" during its fourth year. Each card features a full-length portrait of an actor with a quote. Only one card lists the business manager. The reverse of each card contains a full advertisement, with variations among the three. A New York Herald quote is included on at least one card. The cards are undated, but associated metadata suggests a date around 1879.