Drawing; Sheet music; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sheet music of The Grasshopper, A Tragic Cantata, written by Innes Randolph and illustrated by A. J. Volck. This fanciful satire of Italian grand opera, dedicated to and no doubt performed by and for the members of the Wednesday Club of Baltimore,...
Baltimore (Md.); Burial; Death; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Health; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849;
Letter from Neilson Poe to Maria Clemm dated October 11, 1849. In this letter, Neilson Poe expresses his condolences at the passing of Edgar Allan Poe and his (Neilson's) regrets that he was unable to reach Mrs. Clemm to inform her of the day and...
Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872; Drawing; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847; Operetta; Theater programs; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketches by Adalbert Volck for the Wednesday Club's production of the operetta, Son and Stranger. Thought to be the Henry Fothergill Chorley translation of Felix Mendelssohn's operetta, Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde, the story is about a rogue who...
Byron, Henry J. (Henry James), 1835-1884; Drawing; Theater programs; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketch by Adalbert Volck for the Wednesday Club's production of the British dramatist Henry J. Byron comedy, Our Boys. In the scene there are three groups of people standing in a high-ceilinged Victorian drawing room. In the center of the room is a...
Drawing; Parties; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketch by Adalbert Volck of the Wednesday Club farewell party for George May, the gentleman seated at the table. From left to right, standing, are Dr. Adalbert Volck (in profile, far left), James Gibson, John McKim, L. Rabillon, an unidentified...
Concerts; Drawing; Musicians; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketch by Adalbert Volck entitled "A Quartette." In this sketch, members of the Wednesday Club have gathered for the performance of a string quartet. Frank Clark and Frank Frick are the two men standing at the far left. George B. Coale is seated in...
Drawing; Theater programs; Theyre-Smith, S. (Spenser); Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketches by Adalbert Volck for the Wednesday Club's production of two Spenser Theyre-Smith comedies, Cut off with a Shilling (upper sketch) and A Happy Pair (lower sketch). Both plays are set in a Victorian parlor. In the first play, a young woman...
Cheltnam, Charles Smith, 1823-1912; Drawing; Theater programs; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketch by Adalbert Volck for the Wednesday Club's production of the Charles Smith Cheltnam three-act comedy, A Lesson in Love. In this scene, which takes place outside a country home amid trees and greenery, there are five people. Two women are...
Burlesques; Drawing; Rhodes, William Barnes, 1772-1826; Theater programs; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketch by Adalbert Volck for the Wednesday Club's production of the Thomas (i.e., William) Barnes Rhodes burlesque drama, Bombastes Furioso. In this illustration, the lavishly dressed Distaffina sits in a chair next to a spinning wheel with her arm...
Drawing; Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908; Simpson, J. Palgrave (James Palgrave), 1807-1887; Theater programs; Wednesday Club (Baltimore, Md.);
Sketch by Adalbert Volck for the Wednesday Club's production of the three-act comedy, A Scrap of Paper, J. Palgrave Simpson's adaptation of Victorien Sardou's play, Les Pattes de mouche. In this sketch, two women standing in a well-furnished...
Program for the movie "Ben Hur: a tale of the Christ" showing at The Grand in Cambridge, Maryland on January 11 and 12, 1928. Listed among The Grand's coming attractions are "The big parade," "Seventh heaven," "Old Ironsides," "Beau geste," and...
Program of attractions for the Boulevard and Waverly Theatres in Baltimore for the week of December 4, 1938. Movies showed that week include "The Great Waltz," "The Citadel," "Girls' School," "Listen Darling," "The Lady Objects," and "Come on...
Program for the movies "Lady of the tropics" and "The starmaker" showing at the Rex (theatre) in the 4600 block of York Road in Baltimore, Maryland. From October 29 through October 31, 1939, the Rex is scheduled to show "Lady of the tropics," while...
Program for a celebration and tribute by the city of Baltimore in honor of the liberation of Paris, August 25, 1944. The program includes a listing of the activities of the "Mayor's Committee Celebration Tribute to the Fighting French," such as an...
Baltimore (Md.); Death; Health; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849;
Letter from Dr. J. J. Moran to Maria Clemm, in which Dr. Moran relays his condolences at the passing of Edgar Allan Poe and discusses the nature of Poe's illness and the last days before his death.
In this undated letter believed to be written October 10, 1849 from Lowell, Massachusetts, Annie (Nancy Heywood) Richmond pores out her grief and sympathy at the death of Edgar Allan Poe and invites Maria Clemm to come live with her for as long as...
