Humpty Dumpty

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
George Washington Lafayette Fox

Manager / Director:
Clifton W. Tayleure

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 March 2018

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

06 Jul 1868, 8:00 PM
07 Jul 1868, 8:00 PM
08 Jul 1868, 1:30 PM
08 Jul 1868, 8:00 PM
09 Jul 1868, 8:00 PM
10 Jul 1868, 8:00 PM
11 Jul 1868, 1:30 PM
11 Jul 1868, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Humpty Dumpty
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  George Washington Lafayette Fox;  Rita Sangalli

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 11 July 1867, 110.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 July 1868.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 06 July 1868, 7.
4)
Announcement: New-York Times, 07 July 1868, 4.

Wednesday matinees to be discontinued after this week.

5)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 11 July 1868.
6)
Announcement: New York Herald, 11 July 1868, 8.

Dancer Rita Sangali’s weekly salary.

7)
Announcement: New-York Times, 12 July 1868, 5.
8)
Review: New York Clipper, 18 July 1868, 118.

“A big business was done all last week at the Olympic Theatre, the attendance on the evening of the 6th inst. being the largest of the season, except on Thanksgiving night. ‘Humpty Dumpty’ has proved a greater success than any pantomime previously produced in this city.”