Theater playbill for Mr. Edwin Forrest in "King Lear" at the Boston Academy of Music, November 1, 1861

Boston Academy of Music. Lessee and manager James M. Nixon, stage manager John B. Wright. King Lear night! Engagement of Mr. Edwin Forrest. His 17th appearance in Boston in five years. On Friday evening, Nov. 1st, 1861, in compliance with the wishes of the public, Edwin Forrest will appear in his great Shaksperian personation of "King Lear and his Three Daughters" With new and appropriate scenery by John R. Smith ... Previous to the tragedy, the orchestra will perform Reisseger's descriptive overture "Yelva".