Theater playbill for Landis' Opera Troupe at Melodeon, Washington, D.C., January 15, 1858
Contributors: Polkinhorn, Henry, approximately 1813- printer; 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: Twentieth night of Landis' Opera Troupe! Old Song Night. Benefit of R.C. Elliott
Description: Melodeon, late Coombs' Hall, Penn. av. near 10th st.  J.W. Landis, manager, M. Coombs, treasurer, J.K. Search, musical director and stage manager. Friday evening, January 15th, 1858. Twentieth night of Landis' Opera Troupe! Old song night. Benefit of R.C. Elliott. Revival of old songs, old sayings, &c., received on last Friday evening with shouts of applause. The entire company appear to-night in a varied and rich programme of the old and much admired songs of Negro Minstrelsy. A rich treat to-night, Go early! ... The whole to conclude with the celebrated statue dance by J.W. Landis & H.K. Johnson ...
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"Monday evening, benefit of the Metropolitan Hook and Ladder Co. In active preparation and will speedily be produced with new scenery, decorations, dresses, tricks, and transformations, and all the original music, the celebrated pantomime of the Ravels, entitled Sam Patcheino, under the direction of Mallory and Search. Performance every Saturday afternoon at three o'clock"

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
Table of contents: title: Part one: Instrumental Overture: Wood up Quickstep / Mestayer & Co.; title: Opening Chorus: Come, Dearest Dinah / Troupe; title: Ballad: Nelly was a Lady / R.J. Buckley; title: Chant: My Brother Gum / Frank Weston; title: Ballad: Old Folks at Home / J.H. Ellis; title: Refrain: The Boatman's Dance /J.W. Landis; title: Refrain: Old Uncle Ned / T. Stone; title: Old Song: Mary Blane / J.K. Search; title: Ballad: My Mountain Kate / Frank Chrisopher; title: Comic Song: When I Lived in Old Virginia / R.C. Elliott; title: Old Song: I'm off for Charleston / T. Stone; title: Finale: Old Dan Tucker in English, French and Dutch / Troupe; title: Part Second: Violin Solo / H. Mestayer; title: Ballad / T. Stone; title: Plantation Jig / H.K. Johnson; title: Picayune Butler / by J.W. Landis, R.J. Buckley and Frank Weston; title: Fancy Dance / Master Wallace; title: Tamborine Solo / R.C. Elliott; title: Ballad / Frank Christopher; title: Song and Dance: Who's dat Nigger dar a Peeping / H.K. Johnson; title: Part Third: Quickstep: Winslow Blues / Mestayer & Co.; title: Song: The Old Pine Tree / RJ. Buckley; title: Refrain: Philadelphia Gals / J.W. Landis; title: Refrain: Good Bye, Linda / R.C. Elliott; title: Southern Chant: My Old Aunt Sally / J.K. Search; title: Comic Song: Katy Dean / Frank Weston; title: Finale: The Laughing Chorus / J.W. Landis & Troupe.