SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 28th, 1857
Will be presented the great Dramatic Poem by Goethe, translated by Jonathan Birch, Esq., and produced for the SIXTH TIME, as now adapted and arranged for this artistic work under the title of
FAUST AND MARGUERITE
DISTRIBUTION OF CHARACTERS:
Faust, an aged scholar Mr. C. Wheatleigh Mephistophilies Mr. George Jordan Wagner, a student, friend to Faust Mr. Stoddart Valentine, a soldier, brother to Marguerite Mr. Lingham Brandor, a soldier, friend to Valentine Mr. Alleyne Frosh Mr. Hayes Siebel Mr. Reeve Fritz Mr. Harcourt Students Messers. Carpenter, Jackson, Carter, Kellogg Altmayer Mr. McDonall Beggar Mr. Beneon Marguerite, a young peasant girl Miss Laura Keene Martha, her confidante Mrs. H.P. Grattan Lizzie { Companions } Miss Alleyne Barbara { of Marguerite } Miss Howell Witch, creature of Mephistophiles Mrs. Attwood Spirits of Good Miss Howell, Miss Wall, Miss Berkowitz, and Miss Rosa Berkowitz Peasantry, Chorus of Demons, etc., etc.,
SCENERY IN THE DRAMA:
ACT I. Scene 1st—Faust’s Laboratory By Almy Scene 2nd—Street in Wittenburg By Hawthorne
ACT II.
Scene 1st—Pavillion and Garden of Marguerite
By Hawthorne
ACT III.
Scene 1st—Street and Cathedral in Wittenburg By Howthorne
Scene 2nd—Rocky Glen By Hawthorne
Scene 3rd—Prison By Almy
Scene 4th—Street and Cathedral—Apotheosis of Marguerite By Hawthorne
To conclude for the FIRST TIME with a New American
Comedietta, in TWO
ACTS, by a Gentleman of this city, called
LOVE IN ’76
Mr. Elsworth Mr. Stoddart
Lieutenant Harry Elsworth Mr. Ringgold
Captain Walter Armstrong Mr. Lingham
Major Cleveland Mr. Burnett
Captain Arbald Mr. Benson
Lieutenant Marvin Mr. Hayes
Apollo Metcalf Mr. Johnston
John Mr. Harcourt
Corporal Mr. Leslie
Soldiers Messers Jackson and Kellog
Rose Ellsworth Miss Laura Keene
Kate Ellsworth Miss Alleyne
Bridget Miss Howell
A Grand Scenic Drama, called THE SONS OF NIGHT, has been in rehersal and will be produced immediately.
ADMISSION
Drama Circle and Parquette 50 Cents
Balcony Seats 75 Cents
Family Circle 25 Cents
Orchestra Stalls One Dollar
Private Boxes Six and Eight Dollars