History of the Philadelphia Stage, Between the Years 1749 and 1855. By Charles Durang. Volume 5. Arranged and illustrated by Thompson Westcott, 1868

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Cupid 286

Cushman min le 243

Lady macbeth 193

Romeo 208

meg me[?] 266

" " " 243

Susan Juliet 208

Davenport E.L. - 198

William - 201

Renedick 201

Othello - 211

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St. March - 229

Hamlet 231

Renedick 233

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Brutus 272

Autograph 229

Davidge W. Pistol - 210

Gipsy Jack 239

D Anari mad - - 289

De wilhorst mad Cora 252

Dean Julia Beatrice 268

Juliet 297

Delia Mad Duchess Lo[?]p[?]

Diggs - Sin Jno Brute 105

Dow[?] - Oedbim 217

[?]alstaff 217

Drayton Mr + Mrs Henri 300

Dryott - Senetts 250

Elliston Ranger 199

Fa[?] W Lovegold 217

- - 243

Renew 226

Min. Q. Katherine 283

Fawcett Quoten 276

Mrs Helen McGregor 242

Fitzivillian - Mr - Mrs Page 196

Mr O Daisy 204

O Callaghan 203

Fleming - Edgan 219

Foote - [?]

min - 195

Frazer - Thaddeus - 249

Gannon Mare - 263

Gibbs Mrs - 234

Gilliland Thos 218

Gly[?] Min - Lady Macbeth 208

Queen Katherine 209

Derdemona 282

Constance 283

Cleopatra 297

Isabella 298

Goddard " Mis Arabella 267

Hall H, 1st Gravedigger 216

Harland Min - Oberon 305

Herin Mis Agnes - 281

Tammy 281

Hile Geo H - 200

Home R H 272

Hoskins Mercutio 226

Lucio 298

Hubbard Mr - 206

Hudson - R[?]Omore 302

Infant sisters - 242

James Mis Frazer - - 285

Jefferson Joe - ass Trenchard 276

Jamieson Geo - Brutus 237

Kean Mrs. C - Viola - 253

Keene Laura - Portia 264

" " - 262

Keeley. Sig Sylla - 279

Kemble Chas - [?] - 202

Kilmiste Mines - 242

Knight - 250

Lee Miss Maryann - 206

Liston D[?] [?] 235

Gawkly 235

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Logan Min Eliza Corbelia 256

" Olive 251

Le Kain - 266

Macread, W. C. - Macbeth 209

Jago 220

Wolsey 225

Brutus 226

- - - 227

Hamlet 231

Thylock 234

King Lear 239

Othello 241

Caricature 248

King John 259

Henry IV 262

Thylock 267

Ceanius 272

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Mc Donoup John E. - 287

Macklin Miss - Irene 308

Marshall Wyzenman 293

Marstin H . Mercutio 304

Mowatt Anna C. 251

Mrs Beatrice - 252

Rosalind 273

Munay Demetrius 308

miss - 308

Mc Alpine Miss - [?] 197

Maddox Miss - 286

Marston Miss Jenny - Perdta 197

H. Hotspur 274

Brutus 274

Mrs [?] Aud[?]y

Mead [?]. Jachino - 196

Owens J. E. Gobbo 216

Patti Strakosch "Amalia 288

Carlotta - 289

Pastor - Frank 309

Peters - Binney 276

Pitt. Chlibdir Glo[?]ter 282

Potter mad Leonpold ise 224

Pivey Miss Lucy Bertram 250

Quick _ Sable 212

Raymond J. T. 295

Reeves Sims - 291

Reynolds Miss 238

Rice Dan 300

Mis - 301

Richings Min Caroline 290

Roberts J B. - 218

Sir Giles 278

Glucenter 278

Robinson F. Florizce 197

Prince Henry 274

- Sam Magee 294

Rogers Benj [?] - C Toole 301

Rolla Teresa - 309

Rumel [?] Hoeyp / Miss - 263

Sheridan R. B 231

Sapio [?] Dey - 224

Silbbee Ploupburs 221

Sinclair - Orlando 255

Smith - Mark - 233

O- Grampus 302

Mark Morna 236

Sontag Madle - 385

Shakosch - 288

Stuart - the Ghost 230

Taylor Miss Emma 207

- Mary Anne Page 265

Selbir Rose - - 265

Tree Ellen - Rose Redland 257

"miss m -- - 253

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Theatre, circuses, and opera Houses

Arch St Theatre Philad 245

Hippodrone 294

Coates H Philad 310

Vaudry - 22d - Gravedigger 216

Verricke mons 251

Vincent Mariamne - 231

Vieux temps miss 251

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Wallack J. lo _ Mercutio 197

J J Ma[?] Walter 288

Gloster 261

Shylock 266

Waylett mis - madge 223

Countess Guise 237

Weymiss Miss C - 277

Williams Barney Ragged Pat 279

" " 279

" " 307

Wilson miss mandase 198

- - - 249

Winstanley Mis. Mrs Quickly 305

Wilson - Sir T Wring Lead 215

Webster B R Darville 262

Western miss Lucille 259

Wheatley Wm - Romeo 210

Wood Wm B 205

" 274

mr + mis John Andy 255

Woodward - Robadil 213

" 214

Buck 213

Locio 244

Yates Mis Nedea 194

Calista 228

Grace Huntley 261

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Friend Westcott don't lose

This - as it is the [?] relic. I have [?]

Barneys.

Dear Durang

[?] friend Tom Westcott informs me you have commenced your history of the Theatre from 1821, may it prone profitable to your I repeat my former [?] to use any [?] of Twenty six years of an Actor of Manager that be of the smallest service

to aid you and according to [?] give you a slight sketch of my unworthy self when you arrive at the [?] of that [?] - Very truly Yours [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]

New York 15 Crosby St July 22. 1856 M. Frances Courtney [?] in London 1797. at the early age of seventeen he commenced his career as an actor in [?] Scotland as Young [?] in Douglas after several years of active [?] in his [?] in the proven[?] towns and [?] her of England of Scotland he made his first appearance before a Loudorss audience on the 2nd of [?] 1821 as Sponge in There Sha[?] J Dine - at the Adelphi Theatre - in 1822 he accepted an engagement from [?] Moore to visit the [?] [?] and made his first appearance At the New Chestnut Street Theatre as [?] in the Dram[?] on the 12th of December, he was from that time a member of the Chestnut Street Company for the [?] of ten years - during the vacation of 1824 he made his first appearance in New York, at the Old Chatham Theatre under the management of Banere as [?] in the Busy B[?] with complete sucess at this time, as a Dashing Light Comedian he had few equals and no supervisor. [?] M H.B. Hood of Philadelphia M George Barrett of Boston and Mr Hen[?] were acknowledged to be the three leading light comedians of the Americans Stage In 1827 he was approached asking our stage manager of the Chestnut Street Theatre and crossed the Atlantic in search of additons, to Mr Flanene Company

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There Master Charles I think I have conden[?]ed think not bealowing all my tediousness on you - far[?] it up to [?] your ours purpose or let it speak for itself as it stands [?]

he returned bringing with him Mr + Mrs Sloman, Mrs Austin Miss George, Southwell Mercer Rowbothanig [?] Sam Chapmans Miss Emery [?] and last although by no means least John Thompson Norton one of the best Trumpet players in the world. Mr [?] name connected as it is with the American stage for nearly forty years will be remembered (long after the generation before whom he asked have passed away) with kind feeling for his industrious efforts, to assist, in forming [?] American Dramatic Fund Association, which have been crowned with such signal success - to those of our readers who wish to know more of him and his career we recommend the perusal of his own entertaining book of 26 years of the Life of am Actor & Manager

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