Theater playbill for Mr. John T. Raymond in "Child of the Regiment," "Poca-Hon-Tas" and "The Dutch Actor" at the Washington Theater, December 14, 1860
Contributors: Placide, Alice, -1908, actor; Glenn, S. W., actor; Brougham, John, 1810-1880; Polkinhorn's Steam Printing Office; Washington Theatre (Washington, D.C. : 19th century); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Polkinhorn's Steam Job Printing Office, D. street, bet. 6th & 7th sts.
Published: 1860
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Drama
Other titles: Child of the regiment; Poca-Hon-Tas; Dutch actor; Benefit of Mr. John T. Raymond; John Brougham's burlesque of Poca-Hon-Tas
Description: Washington Theater. Lessee S.W. Glenn, stage manager Mr. Humphrey Bland ... Friday evening, Dec. 14, '60. Benefit of Mr. John T. Raymond when will be presented the great bill of the season. Child of the Regiment, John Brougham's Poca-hon-tas! and The Dutch Actor. Operatic drama! Musical Burlesque! ... Look at this immense programme. Friday, December 14th, 1860 will be presented the musical drama, called "Child of the Regiment" ... after which, selections from Longfellow's Hiawatha by Miss Alice Placide Mann to be followed with John Brougham's burlesque of "Poca-Hon-Tas" ... Mr. Raymond will chant the world-renowned "Vilikins and his Dinah." The Orchestra will perform the celebrated Sligh-Bell Polka, and Canary Bird Waltz composed by Mr. Wm. Withers. To conclude with the grat farce, called "The Dutch Actor!" ... The eminent American tragedian, Mr. E. Eddy will shortly appear as Jack Cade. "The Dead Heart" and "The Corsican Brothers" will shortly be produced in excellent style. On  Saturday, Benefit of the author of "Fashions and Follies" ...
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

Cast: Child of the regiment: Madelaine: Miss Mary Shaw, Suplice: Mr. H. Bland, Andreas: Mr. F.C. Bangs, Gamard: Mr. J.T. Raymond, Corporal, with song: Mr. W.H. Bartholomew, Notary: Mr. D. Ryan, Soldiers, with Songs: Messrs. Boyd, Mathews, Carrol and Walton.

Cast: Poca-hon-tas: Dramatis personae: Of ye Englyshe: Captain John Smith: Mr. John T. Raymond, Lieutenant Thomas Brown: Mr. D. Ryan, William Jones: Mr. Simpson, Mynheer Rolff: Mr. J.O. Sefton, Benjamin Brace: Mr. Carroll, John Junk: Mr. Peters, Henry Holyard: Mr. Williams. Of ye Salvages: H.J. Pow-Ha-Tan-I: Mr. W.H. Bartholomew, The Right Hon. Quash-al-Jaw: Mr. Keene, O-po-dil-doc: Mr. Mathews, Colo-o-gog: Mr. Boyd, Jingo: Mr. Walton, Kreem-Fay-Sloon: Mr. Jones, Ip-pah-kak, Sass-sy-Pril, Kod-liv-Royl, medicine men of the Saultz and Senna-ca Tribe: Mr. Smith, Mr. Robinson, H.R.H. Princess Po-Ca-Hon-Tas: Miss Mary Shaw, Poo-tee-pet: Mrs. H. Bland, Wee-cha-ven-da: Mrs. E. Mann, Kros-as-kan-bee: Mr. J.B. Baker, Dah-Lin-Duk: Miss Elmore, O-you-Jewel: Miss Gordon, Luv-lie-Kreeta: Miss Pemberton, Oso-char-ming: Miss Henry, Soldiers, Sailors, Indians, Members of the Tuscarora Light Guard, &c.

Cast: Dutch actor: Von Spoff: Mr. S.W. Glenn, Parnassus: Mr. Boyd, Fitzdangle: Mr. Ryan, Flat: Mr. Collins, Vamp: Mr. Baker, Rose: Miss Mary Shaw, Arabella: Mrs. Bland.

LC copy rehoused: 2014-12-23. Shelved in Oversize.

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