Streets of New York

Event Information

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

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

Price: $.50

Record Information

Status:

This event is still undergoing additional verification.

Last Updated:
14 June 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

10 Feb 1868, Evening
11 Feb 1868, Evening
12 Feb 1868, Evening
13 Feb 1868, Evening
14 Feb 1868, Evening
15 Feb 1868, Matinee
15 Feb 1868, Evening

Program Details

Benefit of treasurer Thomas Theall on Friday.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Streets of New York, The, [drama]
aka Poor of New York; Pauvres de Paris, Les
Text Author: Boucicault
Participants:  Thomas L. Donnelly;  Charles T., Jr. Parsloe (role: Bob the Bootblack);  John K. Mortimer (role: Badger);  George H. [actor] Clarke (role: Paul Fairweather);  George Lingard [actor and tenor];  Mrs. Edward [actress] Wright;  Irene Worrell (role: Lucy Fairweather);  Harry [actor] Ryner;  Kate [actress] Ryner;  Lizzie Davey

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 08 February 1868, 4.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 09 February 1868, 7.
3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 09 February 1868.
4)
Review: New-York Times, 11 February 1868, 4.

“[T]he representation was worthy a liberal management and an interested public. . . . The revival of this old sensation play is quite likely to be as profitable as its original performances were at Wallack Theatre. . . It was looked upon as an attempt to introduce Bowery melodrama in a company that had always treated it with derision. . . . Mr. Parsloe reappears in the character of Bob, the Bootblack, and avails himself of the humorous features that Mrs. John Wood adapted to the part. Mr. G.H. Clarke makes something more interesting of the light character of Paul Fairweather than the walking nonentity he is in the plot.”

Mr. Lingard, Mrs. Wright, Mr. Ryner, and Miss Worrell are all reviewed positively.

5)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 15 February 1868, 358.
6)
Review: New-York Times, 17 February 1868, 4.

“The New York Theatre and the Worrell Sisters have attracted fine houses to see ‘The Streets of New York,’ which was revived last week for the first time in two years. . . . Miss Irene appears in the sympathetic role of Miss Firweather, and is very effective. The management of the stage is excellent.” 

7)
Review: New York Clipper, 22 February 1868, 366.

Full cast given.

“The piece, although well placed upon the stage, and in several instances carefully enacted, failed to attract a crowded house except on the 15th inst., when Mr. Theall, the treasurer of the establishment, had a bumper, standing room being at a discount and many turned away . . . . The fire scene is very well presented and receives, as it deserves, a good round of applause.”