Ball Masque: American Dramatic Fund Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Price: $5

Performance Forces:
Instrumental

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
8 January 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Dec 1867, Evening

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 December 1867.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 06 December 1867.
3)
Announcement: New-York Times, 09 December 1867, 4.
4)
Announcement: New York Herald, 11 December 1867, 4.

“The grand carnival ball in aid of the Dramatic Fund is to come off at the Academy to-morrow evening.  We have always favored and encouraged the project of making provision for those who in the heyday of their capacity made the stage, whether lyric or dramatic, a source of infinite enjoyment to the public…”  Lengthy description of the newspaper’s stance on managers, funds, entertainment, etc.

5)
Announcement: New-York Times, 12 December 1867, 4.

“…will be a most charming entertainment.”