MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014657534
003 DLC
005 20141106084209.0
008 141023s1858 dcu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014657534
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
050 00 $aThr. A10 Box 2$bno. 90
245 00 $aTheater playbill for Landis' Opera Troupe in "Oh, Hush! or, The Virginia Cupids" at Melodeon, Washington, D.C., January 8, 1858.
246 30 $aOh, Hush! or, The Virginia Cupids
246 30 $aOh, hush!
246 30 $aVirginia cupids
246 16 $aOld Song night, Friday Evening, January 8th, 1858, fourteenth night of Landis' Opera Troupe, first night of the old style of Negro minstrelsy, revival of the old songs
264 3 $aWashington :$bH. Polkinhorn, Printer,$c[1858].
300 $a1 sheet ;$c48 x 16 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $asheet$2rdacarrier
520 $aMelodeon, late Coombs' Hall, Penn. av. near 10th st. J.W. Landis, manager, M. Coombs, treasurer, J.K. Search, musical director and stage manager. Old Song night, Friday Evening, January 8th, 1858, fourteenth night of Landis' Opera Troupe, first night of the old style of Negro minstrelsy, revival of the old songs. First night of the burlesque opera of "Oh, Hush! or, The Virginia Cupids" Landis in his great character of Cuff ... The whole to conclude with the Ethiopian farce of "Oh, Hush!" ...
500 $aTitle devised by Library staff from item.
505 0 $aPart one: Instrumental Overture / Mestayer & Co. -- Opening Chorus: Come Dearest Dinah / Troupe -- Ballad: Nelly was a Lady / R.J. Buckley -- Southern Chant: Dandy Jim of Caroline / J.W. Landis -- Ballad: The Old Folks at Home / J.H. Ellis -- Refrain: Strike up the Banjo: R.C. Elliott -- Plantation Lament: Old Uncle Ned / T. Stone -- Chant: My Old Aunt Sally / J.K. Search -- Refrain: Massa's in the Cold Ground / R.J. Buckley -- Parody: The Old Grey Goose / J.W. Landis -- Pathetic Song: Ellen Bayne / Frank Christopher -- Finale Song: Camptown Races / J.W. Landis -- Part Two. Violin Solo / H. Mestayer -- Ballad / T. Stone -- Plantation Jig: H.K. Johnson, Picayune Butler / by J.W. Landis, R.J. Buckley, and Frank Weston -- Ballad / Frank Chrisopher -- Lucy Long Dance / Wallace & Co., -- Georgia Walk-a-round / H. K. Johnson -- Part Three: Oh, Hush!
500 $aCast: Oh, Hush!: Sam Johnson / R.J. Buckley -- Gumbo Cuff / J.W. Landis -- Pete Wilson: Frank Weston, Joe Wilson: J.H. Ellis, Jim Tarball: H.K. Johnson, Mose: T. Stone, Ginger: Frank Christopher, Little Jack: R.C. Elliott, Musicians: Search & Mestayer, Dinah Rose: Master Wallace.
500 $a"In rehearsal and will speedily be produced under the direction of J.K. Search, Sam Patchin, and Jumbo Jum. Performance every Saturday afternoon at three o'clock"
580 $aIn: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
655 7 $aPlaybills$zWashington (D.C.)$2rbgenr
655 7 $aPlaybills$y1858.$2rbgenr
700 1 $aLandis, John,$d-1863,$eperformer.
700 1 $aPolkinhorn, Henry,$dapproximately 1813-$eprinter.
710 2 $aMelodeon (Washington, D.C.)
710 2 $aTheater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)$5DLC
752 $aUnited States$bDistrict of Columbia$dWashington.