Theater playbill for "Don Juan, or, The Libertine Destroyed," "A Day After the Wedding" and "The Waterman, or, The First of August" at the Washington Theater, July 16, 1861
Contributors: Placide, Alice, -1908, actor; Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), 1786-1855; Kemble, Marie Thérèse, 1774-1838; Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814; Washington Theater (Organization : Washington, D.C.); Polkinhorn's Steam Printing Office; Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: H. Polkinhorn's Steam Job Press, D st., near 7th
Published: 1861
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Other titles: Don Juan, or, The Libertine Destroyed; Don Juan; Libertine destroyed; Day after the wedding; Waterman, or, The First of August; Waterman; First of August; Splendid attraction. Comedy! Opera! Pantomime!
Description: Theater! Corner of 11th and C streets, near Penn. avenue. Manager Mr. Humphrey Bland, Musical director: Mr. Sandy Jamieson, stage manager Mr. F. Williams ... Splendid attraction. Comedy! Opera! Pantomime! Second night of the pantomime of Don Juan. Scaramonch: Mr. Chas. Henri who has no superior on the stage as a pantomimist. On Tuesday evening, July 16, 1861 the performance will commence with the comedietta of "A Day After the Wedding" ... After which, Bibdin's [Dibdin's] Ballad Opera of "The Waterman, or, The First of August" ... Patriotic address, "Our Country's Banner!" by Miss Alice Placide Mann. To conclude with the pantomime of "Don Juan, or, The Libertine Destroyed" ... In preparation, "Aladdin" ...
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

Cast: Day after the wedding: Colonel Freelove: Mr. F. Williams, Lord Rivas: Mr. T.B. Baker, James: Mr. J.S. Edwards, Groom: Mr. Sinclair, Lady Elisabeth Freelove: Miss Alice Placide Mann, Mrs. Davies: Mrs. E. Mann.

Cast: The waterman: Tom Tug, the Waterman: Mrs. C. Henri, Bundle: Mr. Bland, Robin: Mr. Stuart Robson, Mrs. Bundle: Mrs. E. Mann, Wilhelmina: Mrs. F. Williams.

Cast: Don Juan: Don Juan: Mrs. C. Henri, Don Guzman: Mrs. J.S. Edwards, Don Ferdinand: Mr. Williams, Scaramonch: Mr. Chas. Henri, 1st Fisherman: Mr. Wallis, 2nd Fisherman: Mr. Sinclair, Donna Anna: Miss A. Hodges, Shrimperini: Mrs. F. Williams, Prawnicetto: Mrs. H. Bland, Old Woman: Mr. T.B. Baker.

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).