[TORONTO] Concert. The Alleghanians, Vocalists and Bell Players. Organised in 1846 by J. M. Boulard.
$ 91.06
Miss Carry Hiffert, contralto; Miss Toma Hanlon, mezzo-soprano; Mr. Walter Field, buffo’ Mr. J. M. Boulard, basso; Miss Eva Leroy, accompanist. Toronto [Canada] : Mail Printing Co., [1850]. Handbill, 230 x 105 mm, lithograph-printed on both sides; recto with vignette illustration at head, list of performers, and concert programme; verso with complete lyrics to “The Burning Ship”, the troupe’s tour de force; edges a little roughened, light creasing and horizontal fold line. Handbill programme for concerts given in Toronto in 1850 by the American harmonising singing ensemble the Alleghanians. No venue is specified, suggesting that the troupe likely performed the same repertoire at multiple venues.


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[SYDNEY] The Mayor & Mayoress of Sydney request the honor of Mr. & Mrs. J. G. O’Connor’s company to a Ball at the Exhibition Building on Thursday the 10th of April 1890 at 9 o’clock. Please reply to the Town Clerk. Carriages at 1 o’clock.