Theater playbill for the Melodeon Opera Troupe in "The Black Swan" at the Melodeon, Washington, D.C., February 3, 1858
Contributors: Melodeon Opera Troupe (Washington, D.C.); Melodeon (Washington, D.C.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: H. Polkinhorn, Printer
Published: 1858
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Other titles: Black swan; 36th night of the Melodeon Opera Troupe, another new bill. D. Clinton Price in new songs, and guitar solos, Mas. Willie, the juvenile dancer in his juvenile jig! The Black Swan to-night
Description: Melodeon, late Coombs' Hall, Penn. av. near 10th st. M. Coombs, treasurer, J.K. Search, musical director and stage manager. Wednesday evening, Feb'ry 3d, 1858. 36th night of the Melodeon Opera Troup, another new bill. D. Clinton Price in new songs, and guitar solos, Mas. Willie, the juvenile dancer in his juvenile jig! The Black Swan to-night. The orchestra seats filled with ladies every night. More new songs to-night! ... the whole to conclude with the laughable Ethiopian farce of "The Black Swan".
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

Cast: The Black Swan: Andrew Jackson Brown: J.K. Search, Pone Tramper, an advertising medium: Frank Weston, Jonas Potblack, in love with Felicity: R.J. Buckley, Frisky Jigger, a perpetual motion: R.C. Elliott, Uncle Ned: H. Mestayer, Sigismund Simons: F. Cristopher, Simeon Siggs: J.H. Ellis, Jerome Wilson: T. Stone, Felicity Brown: G. Wallace, Black Swan: Frank Weston.

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
Table of contents: title: Programme: Part First: Instrumental overture / H. Mestayer & Co.; title: Opening Chorus: Colored Fancy Ball / Troupe; title: Solo & Chorus: The grave of Uncle True / R.J. Buckley; title: Comic Song: Katy Dean / Frank Weston; title: Solo & Chorus The Star Spangled Flag of the Free / T. Stone; title: Comic Song: Old Bob Ridley / J.K. Search; title: Solo and Chorus: The Poor old Slave / Frank Christopher; title: Comic Song: The juice of the Apple / Frank Weston; title: Solo and Chorus: Poor Aunt Dinah / D. Clinton Price; title: Finale: The celebrated Anvil Chorus, from the Opera of "Il Trovatore," with Anvil accompaniment; title: Part second: Violin Solo / H. Mestayer; title: Ballad / T. Stone; title: Juvenile Jig (by the juvenile Prodigy) / Master Willie; title: Cowbellogians: a burlesque on the Swiss Bell Ringers, playing tunes on common Cow Bells / Search, Weston, Buckley, Wallace and Mestayer; title: Guitar Solo (By the American Guitarist) / D. Clinton Price; title: Shakespearean Readings! Manager: R.J. Buckley, Novice: Frank Weston; title: Plantation Jig / H.K. Johnson; title: Ballad / Frank Christopher; title: Louisiana Belle Dance / Master Wallace; title: Georgia Walk-round Dance / H.K. Johnson; title: Part Third: The Black Swan.