Theater playbill for Mr. Edward Sothern in "Our American Cousin at Home" at the Washington Theater, February 4, 1861

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Washington Theater. Lessee, Mr. S.W. Glenn, acting manger: Mr. J.T. Raymond, stage manager, Mr. Humphrey Bland ... Where's Binny? Where's Binny? Unprecedented success. Crowded houses to witness Mr. Sothern's wonderful rendition of Lord Dundreary and his brother Sam in Gaylor's comedy of "Our American Cousin at Home, or, Dundreary Abroad." Great skating scene! Every lady and gentleman in the theater as skates. Sam Polka, composed and respectfully dedicated to Mr. E. Sothern by Mr. Wm. Withers, Jr. ... Monday evening, Feb. 4, 1861 will be presented Charles Gaylor's successful comedy, entitled "Our American Cousin at Home" written expressly for Mr. Sothern, by Charles Gaylor, Esq ... Entire new scenery and a panorama of the Hudson River, painted by Messrs. James Lamb and Joseph Parker ...