Wept of the Wish-ton-wish
Event Information
Venue(s):
Winter Garden
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
16 September 2010
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
26 Jan 1863, Evening27 Jan 1863, Evening
Program Details
Advertised as Naramattah, the Child of the Forest.
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
2)
aka Wept of the Wish-ton wish, The;
Wept of the Wishton wish;
Naramattah, the child of the forest;
Narramattah
Participants: Isabel Cubas (role: Naramattah)
Citations
1)
“The very old Indian spectacle, ‘The Wept of the Wish-ton Wish,’ was revived at the Winter Garden last evening, to give Cubas the opportunity of appearing in another pantomime part. The piece was advertised as ‘Naramattah,’ and we object as decidedly to putting new names to old plays as to putting new wine in old bottles, or new cloth into old garments. In spite of the mild swindle of this change of name, the performance deserves a word of praise principally on account of Cubas’ brilliant acting and the fine tableaux. The spectacle . . . makes a very enjoyable entertainment. The audience was large.”
2)
"First time in New York."
COMMENT: Naramattah had been performed before under the title The Wept of the Wish-ton-wish..