Theater playbill for Mr. Edward Sothern in "Suspense" and "Away with Melancholy" at Washington Theater, January 28-29, 1861
Contributors: Sothern, Edward Askew, 1826-1881; Morton, John Maddison, 1811-1891; Polkinhorn's Steam Printing Office; Washington Theatre (Washington, D.C. : 19th century); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: H. Polkinhorn's Steam Job Press, D. street, near 7th
Published: 1861
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Other titles: Suspense; Away with melancholy; First appearance of Mr. Sothern the celebrated comedian
Description: Washington Theater. Lessee Mr. S.W. Glenn, acting manager Mr. J.T. Raymond, stage manager Mr. Humphrey Bland ... Monday & Tuesday. First appearance of Mr. Sothern, the celebrated comedian, will have the honor of appearing in an intensely exciting drama, in 5 acts, written by himself, and which has met with the most decided success in the principal cities in the Union ... Monday and Tuesday evenings, Jan. 28 and 29, 1861 will be presented Mr. Sothern's new and intense drama, in 5 acts, entitled "Suspense!" ... Incidental music to drama, composed expressly by Mr. Thos. Baker of Laura Keene's Theater, N.,Y. New Scenery, Striking Tableaux, and Novel Effects ...To conclude with an entirely new farce, by Madison Morton, called, "Away With Melancholy" ... In active preparation, and will shortly be produced, a new comedy, by Chas. Gaylor, Esq., written for Mr. Sothern, called "Our Cousin at Home" a Sequel to the American Cousin. Lord Dundreary: Mr. Sothern, as acted by him over 200 nights in New York, and the principal cities of the Union ...
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Cast: Suspense: Jules D'Alber: Mr. Sothern, Henry Verron, his friend: Mr. L.P. Roys, Antoine Conrad, a young Parisian: Mr. F.C. Bangs, Octave Aubert, his friend: Mr. J.T. Raymond, Michel, son of La Dumont: Mr. J. Boyd, Jaques, Antoine's servant: Mr. Matthews, First Sailor: Mr. Carrol, Second Sailor: Mr. Walton, Marie D'Alber, Jules' wife: Miss Alice Placide Mann, La Dumont, an old domestic: Mrs. E. Mann, Nichette, a servant girl: Mrs. D. Ryan.

Cast: Away with melancholy: Windsor Brown: Mr. Sothern, Mr. Trimmer: Mr. Bartholomew, David:  Mr. T.B. Baker, Mrs. Maynard: Mrs. H. Bland, Miss Kitty Cobb: Miss Mary Shaw, Dainty: Mrs. D. Ryan.

"Opinions of the Press"--2nd column of playbill.

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

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