The Fakir of Siva's original troupe of Chinese jugglers!
Contributors: Iron Hall (Baltimore, Md.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Polkinhorn, Printer, cor. 7th and D sts., opposite Exchange Bank of Selden, Withers, & Co.
Published: 1853
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Description: The Fakir of Siva's original troupe of Chinese jugglers! Acrobats, contortionists and wonderments, forty-two in number brought to the country at an enormous expense from the Celestial Empire, will appear in the thrilling & startling feats! ... They will appear at Iron Hall! Tuesday evening, September 27th, and every evening during the week ... The Ethiopian Brothers!
Notes: Iron Hall [Baltimore, Md.] on Monday evening, Sept. 26, and every evening during the week [1853].

Title devised by Library staff from caption.

Cast: The Ethiopian Brothers! Master Charles Rentz (7 years old) banjoist, dancer and vocalist, Mast. Lewis Rentz, bones, comique dancer, R.Z. Rentz, violinist, R.B. Rentz, Congo, tambo, dancer, violinist and delineator of eccentric character, forming a combination of musical talent never before offered to the public, Ching-Mun, Si-Moon, Ar Man, Ar Boie, Dor Ming, Boie, Chi Mung, Ar-Ling, D. Davitt & Brothers.

Illustration caption: "Ar-boie! this most astonishing youth, only 12 years old, introduces the terrific feat of impalement".

LC copy printed on green paper. Rehoused: 2014-09-08. Shelved in Oversize.

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
Table of contents: title: Programme of the inexplicable feats, Hindoo miracles, fascination; title: Part 2. The Chinese acrobat, contortion, evolution & gymnastic troupe, 42 in number, will appear in their most incredible and astounding feats! Startling, thrilling and wonderful; title: Part 3. The Ethiopian Brothers in their Unrivalled melodies, witticisms, dances, &c.