Foul Play
Event Information
Venue(s):
New-York Theatre (1866-69)
Event Type:
Play With Music
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
5 October 2018
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
31 Aug 1868, 8:00 PM01 Sep 1868, 8:00 PM
02 Sep 1868, 8:00 PM
03 Sep 1868, 8:00 PM
04 Sep 1868, 8:00 PM
05 Sep 1868, Matinee
05 Sep 1868, 8:00 PM
Program Details
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
On Monday, August 31: Foul Play moves to the New York Theatre and Mrs. F. W. Lander appears as Elizabeth in Queen of England at the Broadway Theatre.
“‘Foul Play’ continues as popular as ever and will probably have a long run with its present cast.”
“Foul Play” will be retained for a week longer.
“Foul Play was performed at the Broadway Theatre and at the Worrell Sisters’ Theatre each evening the past week. At the former place it was given under the direction of Mr. Harkins, and, with few exceptions, by the same company as when originally produced in this city at the New York. Mr. Harkins produced Boucicault’s version as oftly given at the Helborn Theatre, London, while at the other theatre Boucicault and Reade’s version was presented. Mr. Harkins appeared as Robert Penfold in the prologue, and as this version differs from the other, he does not appear again until the second act. It was just as the curtain was about rising on this act on the evening of Aug. 24th, and Mr. Harkins was to appear, that the outrage perpetrated and noticed elsewhere took place. After order had been restored, Mr. Littell—a gentleman formerly connected with the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia—appeared for the first time in New York and finished Mr. Harkins’ rôle. On Wednesday evening another interruption took place owing to an injunction having been served restraining the manager and Mr. Harkins . . . produced the injunction was thought to be not in force; the piece was played on Thursday evening, and everything passed off quietly, with Mr. Harkins in his original rôle. In this version the sinking ship scene was omitted, and altogether it is a better acting drama than the other. The attendance throughout the week was not great, the house only being about half full any evening. At the Worrell Sisters’ Theatre the Boucicault and Reade version was given with almost an entirely new company. The prologue was omitted and some changes made in the sinking ship scene. The attendance at this house was no better than at the Broadway. As a matter of record we give the casts of this foul piece as presented at both theatres.”