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The Gold Rush, Railroads, and the Theater Boom

 
  Opening night program for Maguire's Theater
Pointer to graphic links to enlargement Click here or on image to enlarge 		  Opening night program for Maguire's Theater, Virginia City, Nevada, July 2, 1863
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Collection

This program promotes the lavish decorations and scenic splendor of Maguire's Theater in the mining town of Virginia City, Nevada. The play, Edward Bulwer Lytton's Money (1840), a social comedy set in contemporary London, featured local actress Julia Dean Hayne, Frank Mayo, and Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.

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