Eighth Avenue Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Eighth Avenue Opera House

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
6 April 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

30 Sep 1867, Evening
01 Oct 1867, Evening
02 Oct 1867, Evening
03 Oct 1867, Evening
04 Oct 1867, Evening
05 Oct 1867, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Florence Wells; Harry [minstrel] Bloodgood; Helene [dancer] Smith; Johnny Thompson; Frank Kerns; Laura le [dancer] Claire; Crissie [vocalist] Cannavan; W. B. Cavanaugh; George William [composer-org] Warren; Josh Hart [actor, minstrel]; Maggie [dancer] Vernon

2)

Lively moke, The, [burlesque]

Participants: Johnny Thompson

3)

Plantation scenes

Participants: Johnny Thompson

4)

Participants: Johnny Thompson

5)

Participants: Johnny Thompson

6)

Cowbell ogeons

aka cow-bell ogeons; cow bell ogeons; Cow-bell-o-gians; cow-bell ogians

Participants: Johnny Thompson

Citations

1)

Review: New York Clipper, 05 October 1867, 206.

“[bad copy] The Eighth Avenue Opera House is doing a lively business . . . great card Johnny Thompson, who has made . . . in his acts of the 'Lively Moke,' 'Cow-bell-Ogeons,' and his song and dance. He is called out four or five times for each act, and the audience do not appear to tire of seeing him. The 'Cow-bell-Ogeons' is a good act, and with Thompson, Kerns, Hall and Warren in their imitations, is nightly received with hearty applause. The variety company engaged here includes the names of Florence, Wells, Bloodgood, Geo. Warren, Crissie Canovan, W.B. Cavanagh, Maggie Vernon, Helene Smith, Josh Hart and the Broadway Boys, all of whom appear each evening in single and double acte.”