Forty thieves

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Manager / Director:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 February 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

06 Mar 1868, 2:00 PM
01 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
02 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
03 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
04 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
05 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
06 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Forty thieves
aka Ali Baba; Phorty thieves
Text Author: Sheridan, Colman Jr.
Participants:  Lydia Thompson Burlesque Troupe;  Lydia [actress] Thompson;  Harry [actor] Beckett

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 01 March 1869, 7.
2)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 02 March 1869, 5.

No mention of music.

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 13 March 1869, 390.

Notes that this is a rather weak attempt at burlesque.