Title: Theater playbill for "Hearts are Trumps" and "The Rough Diamond" at the Washington Theater, October 8, 1861
Description: Theater! Corner of C and 11th streets, near Pennsylvania avenue. Lessee: Mr. Humphrey Bland, Acting manager: Mr. Blennerhassett, Musical director: Mr. Sandy Jamieson ... Tuesday. Benefit of Miss Susan Denin the beautiful and popular American Actress who will appear in two characters and deliver a Union address. Mr. Ben Rogers the talented eccentric comedian. Tuesday ev'g, October 8th, 1861. The performance will commence with a new drama, by Mark Lemon, Esq., entitled "Hearts are Trumps" ... Overture: Orchestra. After which Miss Susan Denin will deliver a Union Address. To conclude with (by desire of several parties) the farce of "The Rough Diamond" ... In preparation, and will shortly be produced, a musical patriotical and farcical sketch for the times, entitled "Our Volunteers" written expressly for this Theater, by T.B. DeWalden, Esq. ...