1873 Booth's Theatre Programme Kit The Arkansas Traveler Broadway NY Chanfrau

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1873 Booth's Theatre Programme Kit The Arkansas Traveler Broadway NY Chanfrau
A 2 sided single page measuring about 7 3/4" x 11". For the Week ending December 20,  1873.  Booth's Theatre Programme for Kit The Arkansas Traveler. Has program information, cast and advertising on one side and Biography of the star, Mr F S Chanfrau and more advertising on the other side.
Francis S. Chanfrau (1824 – October 2, 1884) was an American actor and theatre manager in the 19th century. He began his career playing bit parts and doing impressions of star actors such as Edwin Forrest and of ethnic groups. In 1848, he appeared as a Bowery b'hoy named Mose in A Glance at New York. The play became a record-breaking hit, due largely to the Mose character, and Chanfrau spent most of the rest of his career playing that role. In later life, Chanfrau appeared regularly in Kit, the Arkansas Traveller and Sam. His wife, Henrietta, was a well-known actress who usually performed under the name Mrs. F.S. Chanfrau
In the spring of 1857, Chanfrau became the manager of the Bowery Theatre (at that time known as Brougham's Bowery Theatre). By this time, the popularity of the Mose character was waning, so Chanfrau turned to other parts. He did satires of Edwin Forrest, Shakespeare, and a version of Dan Rice's circus. In late June, he moved to the theatre at 585 Broadway (previously home to Buckley's Serenaders) and renamed it the New Olympic Theatre. He played there until August, mostly concentrating on nostalgic pieces from the 1840s and early 1850s. Chanfrau eventually had a minor hit as the title character of Kit, the Arkansas Traveller, which he played 360 times. Later he appeared in the play Sam (written by Thomas de Walden) 783 times.[1] For the remainder of his career, he played these parts, Mose, and other roles from his early life as an actor.
in good condition with large edge chip and tape marks on back.
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