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New Peoria Theatre playbill

Creator:
J. A. Signaigo
Location:
Illinois, Peoria
Origin Date:
1859
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 19 1/2 in x 9 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2215
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

This print is a playbill for the Monday Evening, April 4th, 1859, performances at the New Peoria Theatre in Peoria, Illinois. The playbill lists the prices of admission, then the names of the actors chosen to make up the company for the spring and summer season, and then the casts of that evening's comedies, "Katty O'Shiel" and "Four Sisters." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum