March 1837 playbill with the first appearance of Mr. Pickwick by BOZ, The Strange Gentleman Charles Dickens.
St James Theatre. Mr. Harley, Stage Manager has the honor to announce that his benefit is appointed for this evening, Monday, March 13th, 1837 on which occasion will be performed an original comic Burletta, in one act, written by BOZ called “Is She His Wife”? Or, Something Singular!
Mr. Harley within the character of Mr. Pickwick makes his first visit to the St, James’s Theatre, and relates, to a Scotch air, his experiences in “ A White Bait Dinner at Blackwall edited expressly for him by his biographer “BOZ”.
The whole to conclude with (by particular desire) for the 58th & last night this season.
The Strange Gentleman.
FIRST APPEARANCE OF PICKWICK AS A STAGE CHARACTER.
Exceedingly rare, after extensive research the only other copy we can find is housed in London’s Charles Dickens Museum.
