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- Master Diamond, the great original negro extravaganza dancer, and his coadjutor, Barney Williams.
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: National Theatre. Stage manager, Mr. W.R. Blake.; Broadside advertising performances by Master Diamond and Barney Williams at the National Theatre in Boston on October 6, 1842. Performances include parts of the stage acts from "The Grand Pantomime", "Moll Pitcher", "Jack Sheppard", and "The Night Owl, or Mazulme, the Sorc... [description clipped]
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- Miss Bassano will appear this evening as Norma ; and Miss Anne Romer will perform Adelgisa, in Bellini's opera of Norma : eleventh performance in this country of the celebrated New Orleans Ethiopian Serenaders!
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Princess's Theatre. J. M. Maddox, sole lessee and manager, Duchess Street, Portland Place.; Broadside advertising theatrical and minstrel performances in London on Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 14, 1847. Performances include Bellini's Norma, headlined by Miss Bassano and Miss Anne Romer, minstrel acts by the New Or... [description clipped]
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- More novelty! : J. Nickinson, emboldened by the success attending his efforts to amuse the public of Toronto during the last two years ...
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Royal Lyceum, Toronto. Industry. Integrity. Intelligence. John Nickinson, lessee and manager.; Advertising broadside for J. Nickinson's performance of six nights, with other special guests including "The original Jim Crow, Mr. T. D. Rice! and the celebrated tight rope dancer Herr Cline!";
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- New York Circus : this afternoon's performance commencing at two o'clock!!! A grand change of performance in the evening at 8 o'clock!!!
- Broadside advertising circus performances, equestrian riding, and minstrel performances. The date and location is uncertain. Names and approximate date were derived from the book "Olympians of the sawdust circle: a biography of the nineteenth century American circus" by William L. Slout (1998).;
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- Newcomb & Arlington's Minstrels! and brass band : sixteenth annual tour of the monster organization!
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Coming, coming. Music Hall two nights only. Wednesday and Thursday Ev'gs, Jan. 17th & 18th; Broadside advertising performances by Newcomb & Arlington's Minstrels and brass band for Wednesday and Thursday, January 17 anf 18 1866. No location is identified, but it is likely at the Music Hall in Hartford, Connecticut... [description clipped]
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- Open every night / by the celebrated and original Buckley's Serenaders.
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Buckley's Ethiopian Opera House Chines Hall, first floor of Chinese Buildings, 539 Broadway. Near the St. Nicholas Hotel, and within two doors of the Prescott House.; Broadside advertising ensemble burlesque performances by Buckley's Serenaders and Mons. Jullien's Orchestra on Monday, Feb. 6th, 1854.;
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- Ordway's Æolians! : under the management of J. P. Ordway, will appear at Railroad Hall.
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Rail Road Hall! Programme for the last concert, on Saturday evening, July 26th; Inscribed on front below head of title: 1856. Providence R.I.Inscribed on front at bottom: (Edwin Kelly & Colburn)Inscribed on back: Given to W.H. Brockway by his cousin, "W.H. Goodhue" , in Providence R.I., May 20th 1875
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- Sanford's Opera Troupe established 1850 / S. S. Sanford, proprietor ; Cool White, stage manager ; Saturday evening, October 27th, 1860 ; last night of the Old Folks!
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Sanford's Opera House: Eleventh Street, above Chestnut.; Broadside advertising performances by Sanford's Opera Troupe, Signor Raphael Abecco, and the Burlesque Circus in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 27, 1860.;
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- Sanford's Opera Troupe will give two of their popular entertainments! : embracing a variety of songs, duetts, choruses, dances and burlesques ; second week. Unprecedented success! This Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clk, and in the evening at 8 o'clock, July 1
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Boston Museum, admission 25 cents, children under 12 years half-price.; Broadside advertising performances by Sanford's Opera Troupe in Boston on July 19 and 21, 1856. Performances include music and singing, variety acts, and the Burlesque Circus.;
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- The Campbells are here! : Second week of Murphy, West and Peel's Original Campbell Minstrels.
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Boston Museum ;admission 25 cents. Children under 12 years of age, half price.; Broadside advertising musical ensemble performances by Murphy, West and Peel's Original Campbell Minstrels in Boston on Thursday, July 14th, 1853.;
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- The Campbells have come! : For the recess. The management have great pleasure in announcing, that arrangements have been made for the services of the world-wide celebrated band of Murphy, West and Peel's Original Campbell Minstrels.
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Boston Museum ;admission 25 cents. Children under 12 years of age, half price.; Broadside advertising musical ensemble performances by Murphy, West and Peel's Original Campbell Minstrels in Boston on Wednesday, July 6th, 1853.;
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- The Sable Brothers, delineators of Ethiopian characters : will appear at [blank] on [blank].
- Broadside advertising a performance of The Sable Brothers in San Juan, with blanks for place and date of performance. Includes set list for programme.; "This Company consists of the following well-known performers: Mr. C. Morrell, banjoist and accordeonist [i.e. accordionist];Mr. J. Wallace, the unrivalled [sic] banjoist and Negro delineator;Mr. G. Bishop, the nonpareil character dancer and bone p... [description clipped]
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- The great and world-renowned Bryant's Minstrels : the excelsior troupe of the world!
- Titlefrom content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Boston Museum! Acting and Stage manager Mr. E. F. Keach. The cry is still they come. Crowded houses! Decided hit! Another change of programme.; Broadside advertising musical ensemble performances by Bryant's Minstrels at Boston Museum on Saturday, July 27th, 1861.; Evan Evans Hern (1823-1877) performed under the stage name... [description clipped]
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- The original and only Christy's Minstrels and the great comic artiste George Christy
- Title from content of broadside after header information.; At head of title: Music Hall! Four nights only! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday even'gs, September 19th, 20th, 21st and 22d, 1864...; Broadside advertising stage performances of Christy's Minstrels and George Christy at the Music Hall in New Haven, Connecticut on September 19, 20, 21 and 22. 1864.;
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- The original and only Sam. Sharpley's minstrels, brass band and burlesque opera troupe : farewell tour! Music Hall. positively two nights only! Saturday and Monday evenings, Nov. 26th & 28th.
- Broadside advertising performances by Sam Sharpley's Minstrels, also known as the Iron Clads, at the Music Hall in Hartford Connecticut on November 26 and 28, 1864.;