Opening Ball

Event Information

Venue(s):
Harmonie-Garten

Proprietor / Lessee:
Charles Sulzer [prop.]

Performance Forces:
Instrumental

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 February 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Oct 1867, Evening

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 18 October 1867, 6.
2)
Announcement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 19 October 1867, 8.

[AN says, opening ball is on Wednesday]

3)
Announcement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 24 October 1867, 8.
4)
Review: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 26 October 1867, 8.

The ball attracted a large German crowd. The celebration was not only about opening the season but also about the fortune of having avoided severe damage in a fire a few weeks ago.