Theater playbill for Little Cordelia Howard in "Ten Nights in a Bar-Room" and "The Loan of a Lover" at Washington Theater, November 19-20, 1860
Contributors: Howard, Caroline Emily Fox, 1829-1908, actor; Howard, Cordelia, 1848-1941, actor; Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay), 1809-1885; Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880; 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 Printing Office, D. street, bet. 6th & 7th sts.
Published: 1860
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Other titles: Ten nights in a bar-room; Loan of a lover; First appearance of Little Cordelia Howard, the child of poetry and song
Description: Washington Theater. Lessee Mr. S.W. Glenn, stage manager Mr. Humphrey Bland, leader of orchestra Mr. Wm. Withers ... First appearance of Little Cordelia Howard, the child of poetry and song, who will sustain the thrilling character of Mary Morgan in the great moral drama of "Ten Nights in a Bar-Room" Mr. & Mr. G.C. Howard, her talented parents will also appear ... Monday & Tuesday evenings, November 19 and 20, 1860,the entertainments will commence with the great moral drama, in 4 parts, taken from T.S. Arthur's novel, and entitled "Ten Nights in a Bar-Room" ... To conclude with the musical farce entitled "The Loan of a Lover!" ...
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

Cast: Ten nights in a bar-room: Mr. Romaine, a Philanthropist: Mr. G.C. Howard, Joe Morgan, the Inebriate: Mr. L. P. Roys, Simon Slade, Landlord of the "Sickle and Sheaf": Mr. H. Bland, Frank Slade, his Son: Mr. G.A. Boyd, Willie Hammond, the pride of the village: Mr. F. Bangs, Harvey Green, a Gambler: Mr. O.B. Collins, Sample Swickell, a Yankee: Mr. J.T. Raymond, Judge Hammond: Mr. Mathews, Friends of Willie: Ned Hargrave: Mr. Walton, Judge Lyman: Mr. W.H. Bartholomew, Tom Peter: Mr. Carrol, Mary Morgan, the Drunkard's Child: Little Cordelia Howard, Mrs. Morgan, her mother: Mrs. G.C. Howard, Mrs. Hammond: Willie's mother: Mrs. E. Mann, Mrs. Slade, the Landlord's wife: Mrs. H. Bland, Mehitable Cartright, a Yankee girl: Miss Mary Shaw.

Cast: The loan of a lover: Captain Amersford: Mr. D. Ryan, Peter Spyk: Mr. J.T. Raymond, Swyzel: Mr. Matthews, Delve: Mr. T. B. Baker, Ernestine: Mrs. H. Bland, Gertrude: Miss Mary Shaw.

LC copy rehoused: 2014-10-02. Shelved in Oversize.

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