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[Chapter Twenty-Third.
Roberts "at home" August, 1832 - Season of 1832 - '33 at the Chestnut Street Theatre - Maywood, Rowbotham & Pratt, managers - First appearance in Philadelphia of the Ravel family - Jim Crow Rice - Miss Vincent - Death of Mr. Jefferson - First appearance of Charles Kemble - Sketch of him - Miss Fanny Kemble's debut. During the cholera visitation of 1832, while "death on the pale horse" bestrode our city, Roberts, the comedian, gave, at its abatement, physic for laughter at the Musical Fund Hall. We give his bill d las Mathews:
Roberts At Home.
(Notwithstanding the veto of the Sanitary Committee.)
Musical Fund Hall, Locust Street.
Friday, August 31st, and Saturday, September 1st.
Mr. Roberts will be at home on the above evenings and deliver a lecture on the Characters, Peculiarities and Manners of John Bull, being dketches from life, exemplified in mail coach adventures, entitled]
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[Venitian Carnival, Or Punch In Good Humour! Newly Arranged By Gabriel Ravel.
In the course of the Ballet, the following Scenes, Dances, &c., will take place. comic Scene - Mons. Escot and M'me Angot, by the Wonderful Dwarfs. Polichinello by Gab iel [Gabriel] Rave The Frog by Francois Ravel La Sarahande, by Mons. Ferin, and M'lle Dontreville. Comic Pas de Deux, Messrs. Leon Javelli, and C. Winther. T e Cracovienne by - - - - - - - - - M'lle Carolina The astonishing Stilt Dance terminated by the Drunken Scene, by Gabriel Ravel, as performed by him in Paris and London with immense applause.
To conclude with the Tablean Vivant of the Italian Brigands!! On an entire new principle, as painted is Paris, by the celebrated Cicily - founded upon cir. actually eccurred in 1804.
Characters By The Ravel Family, The performance has never been executed but by the Ravels.]
