play-bill

The wife of a domestic thereupon presented a play-bill.

Hung Lou Meng 2003

Nobody but "Satan" Montgomery, or the Adelphi play-bill, is equal to the task.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 9, 1841 Various

[3] A play-bill reminiscence, viz. "The scenery by Messrs. Tomkins and Pitt."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 Various

A great H sprawling over the play-bill, and attracting eyes at every corner.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 Various

The play-bill happened to be on the table when they entered, and it caught the eye of both George and Mr. Brunton at once.

Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City Edwin Hodder

While here, I observed a play-bill with "The White Slave of England" printed on it, evidently intended as a set-off against the dramatizing of "Uncle Tom" in London, at some of our penny theatres.

Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray

Some years later, when Nicholas was residing in London, under very different circumstances from those of his Portsmouth experience, and with a very different occupation; walking home one evening, he stood outside a minor theatre which he had to pass, and found himself poring over a huge play-bill which announced in large letters;

Ten Girls from Dickens Kate Dickinson Sweetser

But the sight of that play-bill worried Mrs. Weston.

Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City Edwin Hodder

On the 23rd of September, in that year, the "Beggar's Opera" was performed at Drury Lane, when the play-bill thus announced her:

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 368, May 2, 1829 Various

George had worn his best coat on the evening he went to the theatre; and one day as Mrs. Weston, according to custom, was brushing it, before putting it away in his drawers, she turned out the pockets, and, amongst other things, drew forth a well-used play-bill.

Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City Edwin Hodder