Title: Theater playbill for Teresa Rolla and Polly Marshall in "Our Wife" and "Acalista" at the Washington Theatre, January 6, 1858
Description: Washington Theatre. Lessee Mr. Stuart, director: Mr. Bourcicault, Stage manager: Mr. S. Eytinge. Wednesday ev'g, January 6th, 1858. Grand Opening Night. Sig'a Teresa Rolla, Mr. Paul Brillant, M'lle Lehman, M'lle F. Lehman, M. Schubert, and a full ballet corps. Miss Polly Marshall, Princess' Theatre, London, Miss Louisa Marshall, Mr. Russell, Mr. J. Whiting, Mr. Whiting, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Newton, Mr. Bangs, Mrs. Vernon, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Howard, Mr. Harcourt, Miss Page, and a full vaudeville company. The performance will commence with the comic drama, in 2 acts, of "Our Wife, or, The Rose of Amiens" ... to be followed to by the new ballet, in two tableaux, composed for Her Majesty's Theatre, London, by Mons. Masset, music composed and arranged by Mons. Naduet, entitled "Acalista" ... The orchestra, selected with the greatest care, will be under the direction of that celebrated conductor, Signor la Mauna, for many years leader of the orchestra at Wallack's Theatre and the Italian Opera. The scenery has been painted by Messrs. Isherwood, Riviere, and Sandries. The centre of the Drop Curtain, representing the first performance of "Prometheus Bound," is by the celebrated Cattermole. Properites by Mr. Landries.