Theatre Comique

Event Information

Venue(s):
Theatre Comique [1867- : 514 Broadway]

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 February 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Dec 1867, Evening
17 Dec 1867, Evening
18 Dec 1867, Evening
19 Dec 1867, Evening
20 Dec 1867, Evening
21 Dec 1867, Evening
21 Dec 1867, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Ben Cotton and Sam Sharpley’s Minstrels; William Carleton [comedian, singer, composer]; Dave [gymnast] Hawley; J. [balladist] Kelly; Dick Ralph; Mlle.[dancer] Helene; Little [minstrel] Mac; Charley White

2)

Bachelor's life

Text Author: White

Participants: Charley White

3)

Hippotheatron and Arab troupe, The

aka Scenes at the Hippotheatron

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 December 1867.

2)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 21 December 1867, 294.

“The Theatre Comique offers its patrons this week a carefully made out programme containing not only the first appearance of three new faces to its patrons, but some of the most successful bits of the season in the way of Ethiopian sketches and various other acts. W. Carleton, the very popular Irish vocalist and jiggist; Mlle. Helene, a very pleasing danseuse, and J. Kelly, balladist, commence and engagement this evening. A burlesque circus will be performed by all the company, the minstrels appearing in a regular first part. Charley White, Ben Cotton, Little Mack and Dick Ralph appear in Ethiopian eccentricities and Dave Hanley gymnasticates.”