Finding aid to the Bowman Theater Holiday Performance
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
BOWMAN THEATER HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE (1899)
On 10 April 1899, a performance of the Sullivan comic opera, A Trial by Jury, was
presented by neighbors and friends of the Bowman family of Diamond Hill in Lynchburg, Va.,
as an entertainment. This opera was supposedly done by John L. and Gilbert Sullivan. The
actual opera was by Gilbert and Sullivan. John L. Sullivan was a renowned boxer at the time.
The names listed in the program have been altered for humorous effect.
MS1448
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
BOWMAN THEATER HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE (1899)
On 10 April 1899, a performance of the Sullivan comic opera, A Trial by Jury, was
presented by neighbors and friends of the Bowman family of Diamond Hill in Lynchburg, Va.,
as an entertainment. This opera was supposedly done by John L. and Gilbert Sullivan. The
actual opera was by Gilbert and Sullivan. John L. Sullivan was a renowned boxer at the time.
The names listed in the program have been altered for humorous effect.
MS1448
Dublin Core
Title
Finding aid to the Bowman Theater Holiday Performance
Subject
Finding aids
comic opera -- programs
Description
Finding aid to the Bowman Theater Holiday Performance program printed in 1899 held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The program is for a performance of the Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera, A Trial by Jury, by friends and neighbors in the Diamond Hill neighborhood of Lynchburg.
The program is for a performance of the Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera, A Trial by Jury, by friends and neighbors in the Diamond Hill neighborhood of Lynchburg.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Relation
JMLMS1448.1-4
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1448FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding aid to the Bowman Theater Holiday Performance,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/525.