Broadside for Kairrissah at Front Street Theatre, Baltimore
date: label: Date
content: 1834
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Front Street Theater, Baltimore, 1829 - 1904
notes: label: Description
content: 1834 Baltimore Front-Street Theatre broadside in black ink on dark yellowed paper. The main text reads: [Baltimore Theater, Front-Street. / The Third Night of the Engagement of / Mr. J. R. Scott. / The Second Night of the / New Indian Tragedy. / On Tuesday, Evening, May 13, 1834, / Will be presented, the New Iniman Tragedy, entitled / Kairrissah: / Or, The Warrior of Wanachtiki]. Under the main text, the broadside lists the actors and their roles, a list of the scenes, acts, and information about the next night’s show. Below that information, the broadside has additional show information, along with seating price information that reads [Boxes 50 Cents—Pit 25 Cents/ Gallery for Coloured Persons, 25 Cents.]. The broadside was [Printed by J Robinson, Circulating Library, No. 2, North Calvert street].
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Tragedy (Theatre)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.59.5
objectType: label: Type
content: broadsides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 18 11/16 × 5 5/16 in. (47.5 × 13.5 cm)