Humpty Dumpty

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Price: Matinee: $.75; $.50 children; $1 balcony

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 February 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Oct 1868, 8:00 PM
27 Oct 1868, 8:00 PM
28 Oct 1868, 1:30 PM
28 Oct 1868, 8:00 PM
29 Oct 1868, 8:00 PM
30 Oct 1868, 8:00 PM
31 Oct 1868, 1:30 PM
31 Oct 1868, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Humpty Dumpty
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  Jarrett and Palmer Ballet Troupe;  Millie [actor] Sackett (role: Burlesque);  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Clown);  Frank [acter, singer] Lacy (role: Harlequin);  Rita Sangalli

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 25 October 1868.
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 26 October 1868, 5.

“The two hundred and fifty-ninth performance of Humpty Dumpty is to be given to-night at the Olympic.”

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 31 October 1868, 238.

“Millie Sackett, a clever actress and pleasing vocalist, opens at the Olympic this evening as Burlesque in ‘Humpty Dumpty.’”