BOSTON GAZETTE, Jan. 26, 1807

• Edgar Allan Poe's father David Poe Jr. theater ad
• "Macbeth" and "Dermot And Kathleen" plays

The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a  notice for the performances of "MACBETH", with Mr. Poe as "Malcolm" and "DERMOT AND KATHLEEN" with Mr. Poe in the title role as "Dermot" re. the father of Edgar Allan Poe.
Complete with 4 pages, some light damp staining, generally in nice condition.

background: This issue of the Boston Gazette dated January 26, 1807, is a remarkably rare and valuable piece of American literary and theatrical ephemera, serving as a primary source document that captures a pivotal moment in the lives of Edgar Allan Poe’s parents two years before the famous author's birth. Early 19th-century newspapers documenting the stage career of David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Poe are exceptionally scarce, particularly because David Poe Jr. abandoned his family around 1809 and died under obscure circumstances shortly thereafter, leaving behind almost no personal papers or physical records of his life. The advertisement for the Federal Street Theatre performance featuring David Poe Jr. in Macbeth and in the title role of Dermot in Dermot and Kathleen provides critical, verifiable evidence of his active repertoire and status as an actor in Boston's premier theatrical company. Because ephemera directly linked to Edgar Allan Poe's lineage is eagerly sought after by Poe scholars, early American theater historians, and rare document collectors, an intact original issue containing cast listings for both Poe's mother and father holds significant historical importance and strong market interest.