(CALIFORNIA.) Early playbill for San Francisco's American Theatre, printed on silk. Letterpress broadside,...
(CALIFORNIA.) Early playbill for San Francisco's American Theatre, printed on silk. Letterpress broadside, 18 x 6 inches, printed on silk; folds, minimal wear. San Francisco, CA: Herald Print, 10 December 1851
An interesting survival from very early in San Francisco's theater history. The first known performance in the boom town was a one-man show staged in a courthouse in June 1849. Within a couple of years, the city had two competing theaters, including the 2000-seat American Theatre on Sansome Street. This playbill promises the first California performance of the opera Guy Mannering ("Not to be excelled by any theatre on the Atlantic side!!!"), the comic opera The Invisible Prince, and finally a performance of Three Simpletons. An appearance by the local firemen was also promised: "The Howard Engine Company will visit the theatre in full uniform."
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
(CALIFORNIA.) Early playbill for San Francisco's American Theatre, printed on silk. Letterpress broadside, 18 x 6 inches, printed on silk; folds, minimal wear. San Francisco, CA: Herald Print, 10 December 1851
An interesting survival from very early in San Francisco's theater history. The first known performance in the boom town was a one-man show staged in a courthouse in June 1849. Within a couple of years, the city had two competing theaters, including the 2000-seat American Theatre on Sansome Street. This playbill promises the first California performance of the opera Guy Mannering ("Not to be excelled by any theatre on the Atlantic side!!!"), the comic opera The Invisible Prince, and finally a performance of Three Simpletons. An appearance by the local firemen was also promised: "The Howard Engine Company will visit the theatre in full uniform."
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
