New-York Theatre
Event Information
Venue(s):
New-York Theatre (1866-69)
Manager / Director:
Sophie Worrell
Irene Worrell
Jennie Worrell
Conductor(s):
Henry Tissington
Price: $.50
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
12 November 2017
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
18 May 1868, Evening19 May 1868, Evening
20 May 1868, Evening
21 May 1868, Evening
22 May 1868, Evening
23 May 1868, Evening
23 May 1868, 2:00 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: S. B. [actor] Villa (role: Achilles); James [actor] Hurley (role: Ajax I); W. [actor] Correster (role: Ajax II); J. O. [actor] Neal (role: Philocomenos); George Lingard [actor and tenor] (role: Agamemnon); Agnes [actress] Wallace (role: Lena); Sophie Worrell (role: Helen); J. [actress] Wakeman (role: Parthena); Irene Worrell (role: Paris); Jennie Worrell (role: Orestes); Welsh Edwards (role: Calchas); James C. Dunn [actor] (role: Menelaus); Lizzie Davey (role: Glance)
Citations
5)
Death in New Orleans of Reuben Lowell, lessee of the theatre, and his bequest to Sophie Worrell.
6)
“The music from Offenbach’s opera of ‘La Belle Helene’ is given in splendid style by Mr. Tissington and assistants, and the singing is in good hands, particularly the chorus, which is composed of those engaged in Italian opera during the season, which is a guarantee of its excellence.”