Shamus O’Brien

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wallack's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
20 February 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Jun 1867, 8:00 PM
18 Jun 1867, 8:00 PM
19 Jun 1867, 8:00 PM
20 Jun 1867, 8:00 PM
21 Jun 1867, 8:00 PM
22 Jun 1867, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Dan Bryant’s 4th annual engagement. The song and jig are performed within the play.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Shamus O’Brien; or, The bould boy of Glencall, [Irish drama]
aka Shamus O'Brien; or, The bould boy of Glengall
Text Author: McDonough, Maeder
Participants:  Dan Bryant (role: Shamus O'Brien)
2)
"Green above the red"
Composer(s): Leverich
3)
"Ruction jig"
Composer(s): Brougham

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 15 June 1867, 79.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 June 1867, 7.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 17 June 1867, 7.
4)
Review: New York Herald, 19 June 1867, 4.

“Shamus O’Brien was revived at this theatre on Monday night. Its effective plot, varied incidents and telling situations make it one of the most attractive of Irish dramas, and the hero, “the bould boy of Glengall,” is the very impersonification of Fenianism and anti-redcoatism, appealing thus to the sympathies of every head centre and circle on either side of the Atlantic. Mr. Dan Bryant gave us a natural, earnest and enjoyable rendering of the title role. He relieved the melodramatic tendency of the character in some of the scenes with delicate touches of pathos and humor, the more acceptable as they are rare attributes of stage Irishmen.”

5)
Review: New York Sun, 19 June 1867, 4.

No mention of music.

6)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 22 June 1867, 86, 2d col., middle.
7)
Review: New York Clipper, 29 June 1867, 94, 2d col., top.

No mention of music.