Auction 41 · Lot 28

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Estimate: $1,500–$2,500
Hammer price: $2,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

printer

H. Polkinhorn’s Steam Job Press

Place

Washington, D.C.

Publication

1864

Description

(Playbill). Ford’s New Theatre! Wednesday Even'g, April 27th, '64. The Performance will commence with the Grand Historical Play, in three acts, entitled the JEWESS! or, The Council of Constance! Produced with New Scenery, Gorgeous Costumes, Incidents commemorative of the Jewish Passover

references

Not in Singerman

summary

A play on a Jewish theme performed at Ford’s Theatre, where, almost exactly a year later (April 15th, 1865), President Abraham Lincon would be assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Despite the Civil War raging at the time, the Playbill notes certain patrons to be seated in the “Colored Gallery.” Singerman (0707, 1293) records two printed editions of William Thomas Moncrieff's The Jewess; or the Council of Constance: An Historical Drama in Three Acts (New York, 1840?; New York, 1853?). These however, are acting editions, not to be confused with the present playbill

Single leaf. Trace foxed. 5 x 16 inches

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