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Title	[Mixed playbill for Uncas, the last of the Mohicans ; Mr. Burgess ; Grand Spanish ballet divertissement ; Uncle Tom's cabin : Theatre Collections production file / Royal Pavilion Theatre and Eastern Opera House]
Corporate Author	Pavilion Theatre (Whitechapel Road, London, England)
Publication Details	1866.
Notes	Lessee and manager: Mr. Henry Powell. Playbill contains an illustration for the equestrian version of Uncle Tom's cabin. At head of playbill there is an advance notice for: the Benefit of Mr. J.W. Lawler.
Performers	Cast includes: Mr. Henry Powell, Mr. W. Burgess, Mr. Henry Ashton, Mr. Henry Vivash.
Performance Date	Performance date: Saturday 17, and Monday 19 March, 1866, & every evening.
Summary	Playbill for the Royal Pavilion Theatre and Eastern Opera House's productions of: the grand sensation drama, Uncas, the last of the Mohicans [from a work by James Fenimore Cooper], with scenes set in North American; a Song by Mr. W. Burgess; a Grand Spanish ballet divertissement, by the Sisters Rosalie and Heloise Duvalli; and, the new equestrian version of Uncle Tom's cabin [based on a work by Harriet Beecher Stowe], introducing the Stud of highly trained horses.
Names	Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. Uncas, the last of the Mohicans. Duvalli, Rosalie. Ashton, Henry, fl. 1866. Powell, Henry, d. 1878. Duvalli, Heloise. Burgess, W., fl. 1866-1867. Vivash, Henry. Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Uncle Tom's cabin.
Subjects	Slavery Horses Equestrian drama Indians of North America African Americans in literature Ballet Wyandot Indians Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)
Places	North America
Added Authors	Powell, Henry, d. 1878.
Form	Playbills -- England -- 1866. Wood-engravings -- England -- 1866.
Material	Playbill
Record Origin	Catalogued as part of the JISC East London Theatre Archive project.
Local ID	38041008518037