Laura Keene's Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Laura Keene's Theatre (1862-63)

Proprietor / Lessee:
Laura Keene

Manager / Director:
Laura Keene

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 July 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Jan 1863, 7:45 PM
20 Jan 1863, 7:45 PM
21 Jan 1863, 7:45 PM
22 Jan 1863, 7:45 PM
23 Jan 1863, 7:45 PM
24 Jan 1863, 7:45 PM

Program Details

“I’ll Be No Submissive Wife” and “There’s a Path by the River” are part of Somebody Else.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Text Author: Reade
Participants:  Mrs. John Wood (role: Anne Bracegirdle)
2)
Text Author: Planché
Participants:  Mrs. John Wood (role: Minnie)
3)
Composer(s): Lee
Participants:  Mrs. John Wood
4)
Composer(s): Loder
Text Author: Addison
Participants:  Mrs. John Wood

Citations

1)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 01 January 1862.

GTS 01/24/63 – "Took Miss Rosalie last ev'g to Laura Keene's to see Mrs. John Wood. She acts as cleverly and is as captivating as ever, but her piece was indifferent and she was wretchedly supported.”

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 19 January 1863, 2.
“This theatre is well attended but we think Mrs. Wood would draw larger houses if she relinquished her ambition to appear in comedy [sic – article later mentions tragedy – could ‘comedy’ here be a mistake?], and gave burlesques, farces and vaudevilles in her own rollicking, humorous style.”
3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 January 1863, 7.
4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 19 January 1863, 7.
“’I’ll Be No Submissive Wife’ and ‘There’s a Path by the River,’ written and composed expressly for Mrs. Wood.”
5)
Advertisement: New York Post, 20 January 1863.
Ad only mentions Wednesday performance.
6)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 24 January 1863, 7.
7)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 24 January 1863, 7.