Fire Fly

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wallack's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
8 October 2018

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

31 Aug 1868, 8:00 PM
01 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, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Last week of this production of Fire fly.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Fire fly; or, Friend of the flag
aka Firefly
Text Author: Falconer
Participants:  Lotta Crabtree

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 30 August 1868.
2)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 31 August 1868, 2.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 31 August 1868, 7.
4)
Announcement: New-York Times, 31 August 1868, 4.
5)
Announcement: New York Post, 04 September 1868, 2.

Lotta’s engagement was to have ended tomorrow (Sat.), but her Boston engagement has been postponed, so she will remain a week longer (as Little Nell).

6)
Review: New York Clipper, 05 September 1868, 174.

“Lotta is in the fourth week of her engagement at Wallack’s, and Fire Fly by night attracts many of the admirers of the young actress. During the past week there was a slight improvement in the attendance over the previous one.”

7)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 05 September 1868, 175.
8)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 05 September 1868, 2.
9)
Announcement: New York Post, 05 September 1868, 2.
10)
Review: New York Herald, 08 September 1868.

“‘Fire Fly,’ the dashing, vivacious little soldier in petticoats, flitted across the stage at Wallack’s on Saturday evening for the last time this season. After four weeks of fitful fluttering this one and a ‘half’ character drama has finally winged itself into oblivion.”