Event Information
Venue(s):
Bowery Theatre (after 1/67)
Event Type:
Play With Music
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
20 January 2019
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
28 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
29 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
30 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
31 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
01 Jan 1869, 8:00 PM
02 Jan 1869, 8:00 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
2)
aka Life and adventures of Jack Sheppard
Citations
1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 27 December 1868.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 28 December 1868, 5.
“Jack Sheppard” is a favorite of the East side. The piece has no less than 35 scenes and 35 tableaux. The ballet dances away the terrors of the representation.
3)
Announcement: New York Sun, 28 December 1868, 2.
4)
Review: New York Herald, 29 December 1868, 3.
The hall was packed last night. “Jack Sheppard” is given in five acts, with 35 scenes and 20 tableaux. The exhibition by the Butler troupe is the ballet, “The Magic Flute.”
