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Edgar Allan Poe's mother in an acting role...
Edgar Allan Poe's mother in an acting role...
Item # 704933
March 03, 1808
BOSTON GAZETTE, March 3, 1808
* Edgar Allan Poe's mother theater ad
The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a notice for the performance of "Paul & Virginia", with Mrs. Poe playing the role of Virginia. She was the mother of Edgar Allan Poe.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, very nice, clean condition.
AI notes: In 1808, Elizabeth Poe (mother of Edgar Allan Poe), a professional actress, performed in a stage adaptation of Paul and Virginia at the Boston Theatre. The play, based on a popular French novel, was a romantic tragedy. This performance was part of her theatrical career shortly before her death in 1811.
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