Legend of Norwood

Event Information

Venue(s):
New-York Theatre (1866-69)

Proprietor / Lessee:
Broadway between Prince and Houston Sts. Buckley's Hall

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 October 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

02 Dec 1867, Evening
03 Dec 1867, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Legend of Norwood, A; or, Village life in New England
Text Author: Daly
2)
Legend or Norwood; or, Village life in New England, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Tissington

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 01 December 1867.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 08 December 1867, 3.

An announcement of George Christy’s burlesque of Norwood in Brooklyn notes that the original play, Norwood “is itself a burlesque on the absurd novel of Beecher.”