Broadway Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Broadway Theatre [485 Broadway; 1864-69]

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
6 February 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

30 Oct 1868, 8:00 PM
31 Oct 1868, 1:30 PM
31 Oct 1868, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Benefit of Mrs. W. J. Florence on Friday.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  William Jermyn Florence;  Mrs. William Jermyn Florence
2)
Young actress, The
Text Author: Boucicault
Participants:  William Jermyn Florence (role: Camomile)
3)
Dombey and son
Text Author: Brougham
Participants:  William Jermyn Florence (role: Capt. Cuttle)

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 10 October 1868.

“The Broadway Theatre case still hangs fire. It has been again postponed until the 29th inst. People are beginning to forget what it is all about.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 28 October 1868.
3)
Announcement: New York Post, 28 October 1868, 2.
4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 29 October 1868, 7.
5)
Announcement: New-York Times, 30 October 1868, 7.
6)
Review: New York Herald, 31 October 1868, 7.

“Mrs. Florence is exhibited to such superb advantage in her charming acting in various characters, and in her singing and dancing."