Bowery Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Bowery Theatre (after 1/67)

Manager / Director:
William B. Freligh

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
13 July 2018

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Jun 1868, Evening
16 Jun 1868, Evening
17 Jun 1868, Evening
18 Jun 1868, Evening
20 Jun 1868, Evening

Program Details

Dramatization of a portion of a novel by Bulwer-Lytton, the opening sentence for which is “It was a dark and stormy night.”

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Robert Johnston;  George C. Boniface;  Mrs. W. G. [actress] Jones;  William H. Whalley;  Nelly Germon [actress]
2)
Sons of liberty; or, True hearts of Old Ireland, The
Text Author: Johnston
3)
Paul Clifford, the highwayman of 1770
Text Author: Webster
Participants:  William H. Whalley (role: Paul)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 June 1868.
2)
Announcement: New York Sun, 15 June 1868, 2.
3)
Announcement: New-York Times, 15 June 1868, 5.
4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 June 1868, 7.