LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de]. Printed broadside: Chatham Garden Theater, [New York], 11 September 1824. "The public is respectfully informed that this evening the Theatre will be honoured by the presence of Gen. La Fayette, and Suite." Broadside, 19 x 5¾ inches, PRINTED ON PALE PINK SILK, a few small punctures, creased , otherwise very fine. THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE'S OWN COPY of a broadside announcing a performance in his honor. In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette returned in triumph to the land that made him a hero during its War for Independence. Arriving on August 15, 1824 in New York Harbor, Lafayette was received with unprecedented patriotic revelry at every stage of his 14-month, 24-state tour. On the evening of September 11, 1824, a celebratory performance was mounted at New York's Chatham Garden Theater. The principal event was the opera The Devil's Bridge , followed by an elaborate display, "in honour of Gen. La Fayette a grand and splendid Transparency...painted expressly for the occasion," representing "the Temple of Liberty supported by 13 palm trees, emblematic of the 13 original United States"; in the center were representations, "in full uniforms" of Washington and Lafayette, who offers his hand "as a pledge of his devotion and fidelity to the liberties of the United States..." The program also featured a performance of "Lafayette's Grand March," "by the full band." EXHIBITED: 1. Paris, Centennaire de la Fayette , 1934. 2. The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. A Nation of Nations , 1976.
LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de]. Printed broadside: Chatham Garden Theater, [New York], 11 September 1824. "The public is respectfully informed that this evening the Theatre will be honoured by the presence of Gen. La Fayette, and Suite." Broadside, 19 x 5¾ inches, PRINTED ON PALE PINK SILK, a few small punctures, creased , otherwise very fine. THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE'S OWN COPY of a broadside announcing a performance in his honor. In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette returned in triumph to the land that made him a hero during its War for Independence. Arriving on August 15, 1824 in New York Harbor, Lafayette was received with unprecedented patriotic revelry at every stage of his 14-month, 24-state tour. On the evening of September 11, 1824, a celebratory performance was mounted at New York's Chatham Garden Theater. The principal event was the opera The Devil's Bridge , followed by an elaborate display, "in honour of Gen. La Fayette a grand and splendid Transparency...painted expressly for the occasion," representing "the Temple of Liberty supported by 13 palm trees, emblematic of the 13 original United States"; in the center were representations, "in full uniforms" of Washington and Lafayette, who offers his hand "as a pledge of his devotion and fidelity to the liberties of the United States..." The program also featured a performance of "Lafayette's Grand March," "by the full band." EXHIBITED: 1. Paris, Centennaire de la Fayette , 1934. 2. The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. A Nation of Nations , 1976.
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