[THEATER]. A group of nearly 65 nineteenth-century theater programs. [United States, ca. 1890s]. Oblong folio sheets (generally 335 x 145 mm). On plain paper, most programs printed on rectos only (programs generally toned, edgeworn, with marginal chips and tears, occasional large tears, creases, pencil markings, paper a bit brittle). This large group includes the following plays: Rip Van Winkle starring Joseph Jefferson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [and] The Merchant of Venice both starring Richard Mansfield, and The Secret Service, written by William Gillette (who would later write and star in a wildly successful stage adaptation of Sherlock Holmes).