Theater playbill for Mr. William Wheatley and John S. Clarke in "Our American Cousin" and "A Roland for an Oliver" at the Washington Theatre, September 14, 1859

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Washington Theatre. Manager: S.W. Glenn. Grand triumph for Our American Cousin. Third night of Messrs. William Wheatley and J. S. Clarke, who will appear again this evening as Asa Trenchard and Lord Dundreary, in Tom Taylor's great and best comedy "Our American Cousin" as received nightly with screams of laughter and shouts of applause by large and fashionable audiences. Mr. William Wheatley as Alfred Highflyer in the celebrated comedy entitled A Roland for an Oliver. Wednesday evening, Sept. 14 will be performed Tom Taylor's celebrated comedy in three acts, entitled "Our American Cousin" placed upon the stage with all its fun, comic situations, laughable tableaux, and superior cast ... Overture by the Orchestra. To conclude with Morton's exquisite comedy entitled "A Roland for an Oliver" ...