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Columbus Reconstructed By Act of Congress and John Brougham
THE MINOR DRAMA. The Acting Edition. No. CXLV. COLUMBUS Reconstructed! EL FILIBUSTERO!! A new and audaciously original historico-plagiaristic, ante- national, pre-patriotic, and omni-local confusion of circumstances, running through two acts and four centuries. BY JOHN BROUGHAM, COMEDIAN. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Seven by JOHN BROUGHAM, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. AS PERFORMED AT BURTON’S THEATRE, DECEMBER, 1857 NEW YORK: SAMUEL FRENCH, 122 Nassau Street, (Up Stairs.)
Order in which the States are arranged Section 1st 1 New York 2 Pennsylvanie 3 Massachusetts 4 New Jersey 5 Main 6 New Hampshire 7 Vermont 8 Connecticut 9 Calafornia 10 Maryland 11 Deleware 12 Rhode Island Secon 2nd 1 Ohio 2 Indiana 3 Illinois 4 Michigan 5 Wisconsin 6 West Virginia 7 Oregon 8 Iowa 9 Kansas 10 Nevada 11 Minnesota 12 Missuri Section 3rd 1 South Carolina 2 Mississippi 3 North Carolina 4 Virginia 5 Texas 6 Kentucky 7 Tennessee 8 Alabama 9 Arkansas 10 Florida 11 Georgia 12 Louisiana 1 & 3 Sections State from R 2 " " " L
DISTRIBUTION OF CHARACTERS, GOOD, BAD AND INDIFFERENT. FERDINAND, King of Arragon —an aggressivearrogant progressive monarch, of rather a speculative turn, with a good many irons on the fire, besides an eye on Castile, Mr. Mark Smith. JUAN RODERIGUESCardinal DE FONSECA, Archdeacon of Seville, keeper of the king’s conscience, [a handsome sinecure,] and court spiritual adviser generally, therefore, naturally opposed to Columbus and the spread of knowledge, Mr. Holman. FERNANDO DE TALAVERA, an old picture, very much improved by time, Mr. Barrett. LUIS DE ST. ANGEL, a contented office-holder pursuing the even tenor of his way, Mr. Alleyne. ALONZO DE QUINTANELLA, a courtier of much lower note, Mr. Gledhill. DON CHRISTOVAL COLON alias COLUMBUS, a clairvoyant voyager, whose filibustering expedition gave rise at the time to a world of speculation, Mr. Brougham. DIEGO, a semicolon among the king’sQueens pages, Miss Orten. Distinguished members of the Historical Society, now meeting together for the first time. VASCO NUNEZ, Mr. Hurley. HERNANDO CORTEZ, Mr. Atkins. AMERIGO VESPUCCI, Mr. Paul. PONCE DE LEON, Mr. Lawson. A noisy crew of mutinous Seapoysmariners. SANCHO RUIS, Mr. McRae. PEDRO NINO, Mr. Bishop. BARTOLOMEO, Mr. Hayes. JUAN PEREZ, Mr. Bruce. &c., &c. ISABELLA, wife of Ferdinand, possessor of half-a-crown by marriage rite, and a whole one by right of having to carry its weight on her own shoulders, Mrs. Holman. COLUMBIA, a national debutante, her first appearance on any stage, Mrs. L. W. Davenport. LITTLE MISS KANSAS,Colorado, a discordant elementrather precocious, Miss Taylor. Demon of Discord, a particular secessolitionist Manhatta
201 Massachutia
202 Keystonia
203 Members of the Reception Committee, Aldermen, Discontented Politicians, Independent Voters, and other natural curiosities by Competent Representatives. Full-grown States, Juvenile Territories, &c., by an Energetic Host of Auxiliaries.
Properties
204 Act 1 Scene 1 Sceptre for King - 4 Gold and Silver wands for Pages. Pedlars Tray & strap to go round neck on which are Trinkets maps & stationery for Columbus. Box with papers of candy imitation cigars & pop corn for Diego (cover to Box with hinges) Twelve Bed candlesticks for characetrs. Throne covered & 2 State Chairs on. Scene 2nd Goblet of whiskey punch, piece of lemon & spoon and chair ready L1.E, for Columbus. Night Cap & gown R.1.E. ready R1E for King. Silk American Flag on Staff for Columbia Scene 3 Two Boat hooks on. Chinese lanterns
205 – Transparencies,
206 "Columbus for Mayor” “Sound on the Goose”
207 “Columbus for Alderman” “Columbus for Governor” “Columbus for President” “Columbus for Everything” “Try Columbus Hair Dye” “Columbus Shirt Collars” “Columbus neck ties” “Columbus pickles”
208 – Large bundle of greens Large pot of pork & beans. 2 large pumpkin pies. 2 Rabbits ticked.
209 Barrel, both heads marked “Solon Shingles.”
210 Long address for Committee 4 yards long written on. Telescope. Swords for mutineers. 6 swords for sailors. Large hat for Citizen Act 2 Scene 1 Long Telegraphic despatch
211 for Diego. 2436 Shields 2436 Javlins 2436 Helmets for the States. Shield Javlin and Helmet for Colorado. Yellow fire
212 in pans R & L 2.E. to end scene – Gong. Scene 2 Toy Egg
213 L1E on Salver readt for Diego. pencil drawing of a column with circle on top. Labeled 18.F. Scene 3rd Column with Globe for Columbus on platform back. Fire Box with red fire and slow match at footlights ready for tender to light at cue. Large Bible for Quaker, Piece of ^Red Cloth for Wm. Penn
214 Black Sword and ^blk Belt & scroll written “Constitution” for Washington. Sword and Belt for Miles Standish.
215 Two Laurel wreaths for Columbia.
2 Pages K Q 2 pages 8 Ladies 8 Lords 8 Lords Cardinal Fernando 8 Ladies King. Sceptre Queen. Cardinal. Fernando. 4 Pages. 4 Wands All the Courtiers.