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Title A name given to the resource Playbill Collection Description An account of the resource Original printed and manuscript playbills for plays performed in Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and Suffolk, VA; New Bern, Fayetteville, and Edenton, NC; and Providence, Rhode Island. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Playbills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource By the American Company. At the Theatre in Williamsburg, this present Wednesday, the 1st of May, An English Comick Opera called Love in a Village ... [14 lines of performance information] ... To which will be added a Farce called The Buck: Or, The Englishman in Paris. [9 lines of performance information]. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2.6 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Old American Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1771-04 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 leaf ; 31.3 x 18.5 cm Description An account of the resource "By Authority"-- at head of title. "Tomorrow (by command) The Clandestine Marriage, and the Padlock." "To begin Precisely at 7 o'Clock." "Tickets may be had at the Post Office, and of Mr. Patrick Galt near the Capitol. Boxes 7s. 6d. Pit 5s." Printer's ornaments. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Buck, or, The Englishman in Paris Love in a Village Theater--Virginia--Williamsburg Cast lists--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Playbills--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Printer's ornaments--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. aat Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Johnson, Odai and William J. Burling. The Colonial American Stage : a Documentary Calendar. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Playbill Collection Description An account of the resource Original printed and manuscript playbills for plays performed in Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and Suffolk, VA; New Bern, Fayetteville, and Edenton, NC; and Providence, Rhode Island. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Playbills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource By the American Company. At the Theatre in Williamsburg, this present Wednesday (the 20th June) The Clandestine Marriage ... [14 lines of performance information] ... To which will be added a Musical Entertainment, called Thomas & Sally: Or, The Sailor's Return. [4 lines of performance information]. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2.5 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778. Thomas and Sally Colman, George, 1732-1794. Clandestine marriage Theater--Virginia--Williamsburg Cast lists--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Crests (motifs)--18th century. aat Playbills--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Printer's ornaments--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. aat Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Old American Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource [1770-06] Extent The size or duration of the resource. [2] pages : crest ; 33.3 x 21.2 cm Description An account of the resource "By Authority"-- at head of title. The Doors will be opened at 6, and the Play being precisely at 7 o'Clock. Tickets to be had at the Post Office, or Mr. Patrick Galt, near the Capitol, and of Mr. James Russell, at Doctor Anderson's Shop. "Boxes 7s. 6d. Pit and Gallery 5s." "N.B. No Person can, on any Pretence whatsoever, be admitted at the Stage Door". Printed in red and black. Royal crest at head of playbill. Printer's ornaments. Thomas Jefferson records his attendance at this performance in his (Memorandum Books, 1:205). Washington recorded in his Diaries 2:248 that he attended a play on the same day as this performance. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Johnson, Odai and William J. Burling. The Colonial American Stage : a Documentary Calendar. Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ©2001, page 367. https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/50709/archive/files/e1e999af0d798ca50d929205ef3d488b.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=UXapXcwaL35oiCsrZ-lOIhyLs4UFkPTBr2Shs9XrgkyWzuw%7EjBn3%7EOVBaOz8xal8vs2XZyoy6GlFLSt67ZsCyE5g18kiJ5v0LRDUcRKDB91nuEqKsIhIn6kawyxjlx8MiGjmYWRsuVJC4S6QGxLNYUC9q%7Ec3qcJwghfQevJofCHgZ3g4JzKBGopHGsL8WUi0YfFJnDi%7Efd9vOzCVQEZ5pAACkD9RDXlg8DpDOVjmoLi1eYyPwrinV0qpcLS7ReCBFPflLgxr42bvY6qwyyLKAzD2nV4geWKtQb7RZBJzRDoZo4B5QO79-H5a8TRFGbY3GNxqUG31ECT6rHZBpDb%7E5g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 20d8e7d1921b57e2fbe497b4869c6d40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Playbill Collection Description An account of the resource Original printed and manuscript playbills for plays performed in Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and Suffolk, VA; New Bern, Fayetteville, and Edenton, NC; and Providence, Rhode Island. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Playbills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource At the Old Theatre near the Capitol, By the Virginia Company of Comedians, On Wednesday the 8th Instant (June) will be presented A Comedy, wrote by Mr. Fielding call'd, The Miser ... [13 lines of performance information] ... After the play, an Epilogue ... and Bucks Have At Ye All ... To which will be added, a Farce, called The Brave Irishman ... [10 lines of performance information] .. To conclude with a Dance, call'd the Drunken Peasant ... Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2.4 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Company of Comedians Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource [1768] Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 32 x 22.3 cm Description An account of the resource At head of title: "Mr. Charlton. By Permission of the Worshipful Mayor of Williamsburg " "Williamsburg, in Virginia" written in a contemporary hand above the title. No copies of Rind's issue of the Virginia Gazette for June 2, 1768 where the play was likely advertised are known to exist. "Tickets to be had of Mr. Rind, Mr. Edward Charlton, Mr. Russell, and of Mr. Thomas Charlton, or at the Door of the Theatre. To begin at Seven o'Clock precisely. Vivant Rex & Regina." Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Company of Comedians Molière, 1622-1673. Avare. English--Adaptations Sheridan, Thomas, 1719-1788. Brave Irishman Theater--Virginia--Williamsburg Cast lists--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Playbills--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754, adapter Rind, William, 1733-1773, printer Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Johnson, Odai and William J. Burling. The Colonial American Stage : a Documentary Calendar. Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ©2001, page 309 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/50709/archive/files/57a7ba6566d5673afce03123bf6fb07e.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=hmJE1lTDxbx9hKn91jq%7EZFLs2C%7E-mYPrIhvFTSvcOVqSEBdXOc3DTarhJBuS0W-PfQDkjeUAF6w5ahthc9dhySEfUt0JygxVRHE0nibJnX5rWS97XbjekIsICW4Rqf1Mv1OkcbWZ1XImQBXyK56-qdOIJdzY8f0b%7EEAq504%7EkPVgnv6FSgBx0xj6bblkyuleISwVDpCwKoSVygIWcxof0v5qPM1unre8iRU8JcyTaWjS71HjYpiQpOuwUlYmfPBemFvMbzA84FvK5uOpqhOrJKq4Fc3PgvGJqwk4gNC1RNabX%7E9j5YkOOT3Ayxfa%7E-r2Ys-4IjcXkv%7EM-crS22MCbg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 82d85f9d8521a9ff54ddf87f844da768 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Playbill Collection Description An account of the resource Original printed and manuscript playbills for plays performed in Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and Suffolk, VA; New Bern, Fayetteville, and Edenton, NC; and Providence, Rhode Island. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Playbills Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2.2 Title A name given to the resource At the old Theatre near the Capitol, by the Virginia Company of Comedians, on Friday, being the 15th instant (April) will be presented a tragedy, called The Orphan, or The Unhappy Marriage ... [10 lines listing performance information] ... after the play a comic dance, called the Bedlamites ... [3 lines listing performance information] ... To which will be added (the second night) a pantomime entertainment, in which will be introduced a new scene, not before presented, called Harlequin Skeleton, or The Burgomaster Trick'd ... [8 lines listing performance information] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource [1768] Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Johnson, Odai and William J. Burling. The Colonial American Stage : a Documentary Calendar. Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ©2001, page 309 Hummel, Ray Orvin. Southeastern Broadsides Before 1877 : a Bibliography. Richmond : Virginia State Library, 1971. Entry 2992. <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/20090709">Edwin Wolf, "Colonial American Playbills," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 97, 1 (January 1973).</a> Description An account of the resource [Williamsburg, Virginia : William Rind?, 1768]. At head of title: "By Permission of the Worshipful the Mayor of Williamsburg", These performances were advertised in William Rind's <a href="https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/va-gazettes/VGSinglePage.cfm?issueIDNo=68.R.12&page=2&res=LO">Virginia Gazette for April 14, 1768</a>. Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Company of Comedians Otway, Thomas, |d 1652-1685. Orphan Harlequins Skeleton, or, The Burgomaster trick'd Theater--Virginia--Williamsburg Cast lists--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Playbills--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rind, William, 1733-1773, printer Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Company of Comedians Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 31.2 x 19.6 cm https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/50709/archive/files/a34f7daed207a8e47ad8f2f2e05216d7.jpg?Expires=1792627200&Signature=TO6W5%7E48r%7Enq2XjJnE0z22PB9zt1-XlSiqcjdYuftlAyvTAbaEd8R2rox1BbGoqDgzq%7EMVD0l896huxudacio8FzkDBPG0yO%7EPNR6oCFT706HVSngcRJBQ1Q7FWEcMUfRbj0Ir55X4k7cgvY7c3V91av0OdiVYtUcN2r42KnwJ3e7mTdor-dE2aHyN6xq0Ym%7EgKUpT-rUX0nq6lumGFxDgdU-rcfWP2EoSnpi6gpRFxpuWRTN9X90h9fBdppN-kx-r0I-h5%7EGIGvuy-1z8OIR79Ze946t4wppxffgZP1PiVzIVkcG7l%7E9UCGhkXJFvakleIh9%7E2mR-mX-pXbF4Awrw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e7063b16c874336bcb5204c3bed71371 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Playbill Collection Description An account of the resource Original printed and manuscript playbills for plays performed in Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and Suffolk, VA; New Bern, Fayetteville, and Edenton, NC; and Providence, Rhode Island. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Playbills Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Ink on paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource At the old Theatre, near the Capitol, by the Virginia Company of Comedians, on Friday the 3d of June will be presented The Beggar's Opera ... [16 lines listing performance information] ... After the Opera Mr. Godwin will perform the Dance called The Drunken Peasant ... [2 lines of performance information] ... To which will be added a Farce, called The Anatomist, or Sham Doctor ... [12 lines of performance information] ... Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource [1768] Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 sheet ([1] page) : coat of arms ; 34 x 24 cm Description An account of the resource [Williamsburg, Virginia : William Rind, 1768]. At head of title: "By Permission of the Worshipful the Mayor of Williamsburg (For the Benefit of Mrs. Parker)," with royal arms of George III of Great Britain. Printed in red and black. "The Musick of the Opera will be conducted by Mr. Pelham, and others." Tears to the bottom of the broadside have resulted in the loss of some text. These performances were advertised in William Rind's <a href="https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/va-gazettes/VGSinglePage.cfm?issueIDNo=68.R.17&page=2&res=LO">Virginia Gazette for May 26, 1768</a> and Purdie and Dixon's <a href="https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/DigitalLibrary/va-gazettes/VGSinglePage.cfm?issueIDNo=68.PD.23&page=2&res=LO"> Virginia Gazette of the same date.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS1990.2.1 Subject The topic of the resource Pelham, Peter, 1721-1805 Virginia Company of Comedians Gay, John, 1685-1732. Beggar’s opera Ravenscroft, Edward, 1654?-1707. The Anatomist, or, Sham doctor Drunken peasant (Dance) Theater--Virginia--Williamsburg Cast lists--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Playbills--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. rbgenr Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rind, William, 1733-1773, printer Has Version A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource. Reproduced in: Rankin, Hugh F. The Theater in Colonial America. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1965. Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Company of Comedians Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. Johnson, Odai and William J. Burling. The Colonial American Stage : a Documentary Calendar. Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ©2001, page 309