Humpty Dumpty

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Conductor(s):
Anthony, Jr. Reiff

Price: $.75; $.50, family circle; $1.50, orchestra and balcony chairs

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
30 May 2018

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 Jun 1868, 8:00 PM
02 Jun 1868, 8:00 PM
03 Jun 1868, 1:30 PM
03 Jun 1868, 8:00 PM
04 Jun 1868, 8:00 PM
05 Jun 1868, 8:00 PM
06 Jun 1868, 1:30 PM
06 Jun 1868, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Clown)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 01 June 1868, 7.
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 01 June 1868, 5.
3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 01 June 1868.
4)
Announcement: New York Herald, 01 June 1868, 4.
5)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 06 June 1868, 71.
6)
Announcement: New-York Times, 06 June 1868, 4.
7)
Review: New-York Times, 07 June 1868, 5.

“She [Mlle. Sangali] took that opportunity to present Mr. Rieff—the leader of the orchestra—with a very richly-mounted baton, in acknowledgment of his carefulness during her dances.”

8)
Announcement: New-York Times, 07 June 1868, 4.
9)
Review: New York Herald, 07 June 1868, 7.

No mention of music.

10)
Review: New York Clipper, 13 June 1868, 78, 2d col., top.

Brief review of the brilliance of the theatre’s entire season; 2d col., bottom: serenade of Rita Sangalli (dancer) at her residence by the Olympic Theatre orchestra on Saturday evening, 6 June.