Laura Keene's Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Laura Keene's Theatre (1862-63)

Proprietor / Lessee:
Laura Keene

Manager / Director:
Laura Keene

Conductor(s):
Thomas Baker

Event Type:
Choral, Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
13 September 2010

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Feb 1863, 7:45 PM

Program Details

Thomas Baker, arr. & cond.; Mr. J.G. Maeder, arr.

Fair one with the golden locks includes: “How are you, greenbacks?”


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Sudden thoughts
Text Author: Wilks
2)
Fair one with the golden locks, The
Text Author: Planché, Walcot
Participants:  Laura Keene's Theatre, chorus;  Laura Keene's Theatre, corps de ballet;  Mrs. John Wood (role: Queen Lucidora, Page Pitchin, and an Old Jew Peddler)
3)
"How are you, greenbacks?"
aka How are you greenbacks?; How are you green-backs? ; How are you, greenbacks!; We're comin', Fadder Abram; We're coming, Fadder Abram; We're coming, Father Abram
Composer(s): Glover
Text Author: Griffin, Bowers

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 24 January 1863, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 24 February 1863, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Post, 24 February 1863, 2.
“’The Fair One’ draws pretty well, and has been pruned and altered so as to answer public expectation. It is reported that this establishment has been sold, and that Miss Keene will retire from the management, which will be undertaken by Mrs. Wood and Joseph Jefferson, the comedian.”