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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].
"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.
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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].
"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.
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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] ...
[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 Virginia Gazette for May 26, 1768 and Purdie and Dixon's Virginia Gazette of the same date.
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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]
[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 Virginia Gazette for April 14, 1768.
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At the Old Theatre near the Capitol, By the Virginia Company of Comedians, will be presented on Friday, the 13th of May, A Comedy, called The Constant Couple, Or A Trip to the Jubilee ... [12 lines of performance information] ... Between the 1st and 2d Acts a Prologue, in the Character of a Country Boy ... After the 2d Act a Dance, called the Coopers ... After the 3d Act a Cantata ... And in, the 5th Act a Minuet ... After Play a Hornpipe, by Mr. Godwin. To which will be added a Farce, called The Miller of Mansfield... [11 lines of performance information].
[Williamsburg, Va. : William Rind, 1768]
At head of title: "By Permission of the Worshipful Mayor of Williamsburg, (For the Benefit of Mrs. Osborne)"
Printed in red and black.
"Tickets to be had of Mrs. Osborne, at Mrs. Rathells' Store, and at the Door, of the Theatre."
Mrs. Rathell was Catherine Rathell, milliner of Williamsburg, Virginia.
The Playbill is torn at the bottom affecting some text.
The date of the performance has been changed by hand: "Friday" has been crossed out and "Wednesday" added; "13th" has been crossed out and "18th" added.
These performances were advertised in William Rind's Virginia Gazette for May 12, 1768 and Purdie and Dixon's Virginia Gazette of the same date. Both papers give the date of the performance as Wednesday, May 18th.
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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 ...
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."