Theater playbill for "Time Tries All" and "The Trumpeter's Daughter" at the Washington Theater, October 2, 1861
Contributors: Rogers, Benjamin G., 1819 or 1820-1895, actor; Courtney, John, 1804-1865; Coyne, J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling), 1803-1868; 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: Time tries all; Trumpeter's daughter; First night of the Fall & Winter season. Miss Susan Denin ... American Actress ... Mr. Ben Rogers ... Entire new scenery by Mr. James Lamb. New faces and old favorites
Description: Theater! Corner of C and 11th streets, near Pennsylvania avenue. Manager Mr. Humphrey Bland, Acting manager: Mr. Blennerhassett. Stage manager: Mr. E. H. Brink, Musical director: Mr. Sandy Jamieson ... First night of the Fall & Winter season. Miss Susan Denin the beautiful and popular American Actress is engaged for a limited period. First appearance in Washington of Mr. Ben Rogers the talented eccentric comedian. Entire new scenery by Mr. James Lamb. New faces and old favorites. Wednesday ev'g, October 2, 1861. The entertainment will commence with the comedy of "Time Tries All" ... Overture: Orchestra. To conclude with the farce of "The Trumpeter's Daughter" ... 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: Time tries all: Mr. Leeson: Mr. H. Bland, Mathew Bates: Mr. E.H. Brink, Hon. Augustus Collander Yawn: Mr. J.G. Boyd, Charles Clinton: Mr. D. Walton, Tom Fact: Mr. B.G. Rogers, John: Mr. Wilters, Laura Leeson: Miss Susan Denin, Fanny Fact: Mrs. H. Bland.

Cast: The trumpeter's daughter: Phillipot, a young artist, nephew to Muller: Mr. B.G. Rogers, Michael Angelo Muller, an old artist: Mr. France, from the New York Theatre, Robin, his servant: Mr. T.B. Baker, Achille Laplomb, the Trumpeter: Mr. Walton, Madelon, a Vivandiere: Miss Susan Denin.

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