Theater playbill for "Still Waters Run Deep" and "The Post of Honor" at the Washington Theater, October 26, 1861
Contributors: Rogers, Benjamin G., 1819 or 1820-1895, actor; Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880; Mildenhall, T. (Thomas); 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: Still waters run deep; Post of honor; Triumphant career. Shouts of applause nighly greet Miss Susan Denin ... Mr. Ben Rogers, the talented eccentric comedian
Description: Theater. Corner of C and 11th streets, near Pennsylvania avenue. Lessee: Mr. Humphrey Bland, Acting manager: Mr. Blennerhassett, Musical director: Mr. Sandy Jamieson ... Saturday. Triumphant career. Shouts of applause nightly great Miss Susan Denin, the beautiful and popular American actress. Mr. Ben Rogers, the talented eccentric comedian ... Saturday evening, Oct. 26, 1861. The performance will commence (in consequence of its great success) Tom Taylor's comedy of "Still Waters Run Deep" ... Overture: Orchestra. To conclude with the farce of "The Post of Honor" ... In preparation, and will shortly be produced, a musical patriotical and farcical sketch for the times, entitled "Our Volunteers" written expressly for this Theater, by T.B. DeWalden, Esq. ...
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

Cast: Still water runs deep: Mr. John Mildmay: Mr. B.G. Rogers, Captain Hawksley: Mr. E.H. Brink, Old Potter: Mr. France, Langford: Mr. Gray, Markham: Mr. D. Walton, Gimlet: Mr. T.B. Baker, Jessoph: Mr. Wilters, Mrs. Sternhold: Miss Susan Denin, Mrs. Mildmay: Mrs. H. Bland.

Cast: Post of honor: Burgomaster Botherworth: Mr. France, Raymond Vandaleur: Mr. J.G. Boyd, Toby Skipps, his man: Mr. T.B. Baker, Captain Cravencoeur: Mr. J.S. Edwards, Cobus Yerks, a Gardener: Mr. B.G. Rogers, Vangander: Mr. D. Walton, Sergeant: Mr. Wilters, Adela, the Burgomaster's Duaghter: Miss A. Hodges, Trudchen, with a Song: Miss Susan Denin.

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