Theater playbill for "Our Volunteers" and "Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady" at the Washington Theater, October 31, 1861
Contributors: De Walden, Thomas Blaides, 1811-1873; Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880; Polkinhorn's Steam Printing Office; Washington Theater (Organization : Washington, D.C.); 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: Our volunteers; Faint heart never won Fair Lady; Miss Susan Denin, the beautiful and popular American actress. View of Washington Guard House, and a grand transparency exhibiting the fate of the rebel flag, painted by Mr. James Lamb
Description: Theater. Corner of C and 11th streets, near Pennsylvania avenue. Lessee: Mr. Humphrey Bland, Acting manager: Mr. Blennerhassett, Stage manager: Mr. H. Russell, Musical director: Mr. Sandy Jamieson ... Miss Susan Denin, the beautiful and popular American actress. View of Washington Guard House, and a grand transparency exhibiting the fate of the rebel flag, painted by Mr. James Lamb. Thursday evening, Oct. 31, '61 will be played a patriotic, chaotic, quixotic, but not exotic glance at the times, by T.B. DeWalden, Esq., one of the most successful dramatists of the day, entitled "Our Volunteers" ... The performance will commence with the comedietta of "Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady" ...
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

Cast: Our volunteers: Old Catawba, a man "who can keep a hotel": Mr. France, Sergeant Bombshell, of the Provost Guard, full of strange oaths and modern anathemas: Mr. J.S. Edwards, Our Volunteers: Harry Catawba, with effervescent propensities: Mr. J.G. Boyd, Frank Fearless, with ardent propensities: Mr. E.H. Brink, Hezekiah Peabody, with gastronomical and bibulous propensities: Mr. B.G. Rogers, Innocent Spoon, a youth devoid of guile: Mr. T.B. Baker, Corporal Collar, with taking propensities: Mr. D. Walton, Private Renaud, with no propensities in particular: Mr. Wilters, Fanny Bombshell, with military propensities and a song: Miss Susan Denin, Letty Catawba, with loving propensities: Mrs. H. Bland, Biddy Donohue, with Milesian propensities: Mrs. H. Muzzy, Provost Guards, Recruits, and Feminine Adorers of Volunteers, &c., &c.

Cast: Faint heart: Ruy Gomez: Mr. E.H. Brink, Marquis de Santa Cruz: Mr. H. Russell, Don Guzman: Mr. Walton, King Charles: Mrs. H. Bland, Duchess de Torrenueva: Miss Susan Denin, Donna Leonora: Mrs. Muzzy.

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