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  Announcement for Romeo and Juliet
Pointer to graphic links to enlargement Click here or on image to enlarge 		  Announcement for Romeo and Juliet performed by The American Co. at the New Theatre, [Philadelphia], April 7, 1767
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Collection

Lewis Hallam's troupe performed Othello and The Merchant of Venice in Virginia in 1752. His son, Lewis Hallam, the younger, formed the Hallam Company, which toured from Philadelphia to Baltimore and New York. This handbill announces a performance of Romeo and Juliet in Philadelphia on April 7, 1767 with ticket prices given in British currency.

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