King Richard III

Event Information

Venue(s):
New-York Theatre (1866-69)

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 February 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

06 Feb 1869, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
King Richard III
aka Richard III; Richard the Third; Richard the Third; or, The Battle of Bosworth Field
Text Author: Shakespeare
Participants:  McKean [actor] Buchanan (role: Richard III);  Virginia [actress] Buchanan (role: Queen Elizabeth)

Citations

1)
Review: New-York Times, 07 February 1869, 5.

“New-York Theatre.  The paragons of badness who were acting here last week brought their performances to a sudden end last night.”

2)
Review: New York Herald, 07 February 1869, 7.

No mention of music.

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 13 February 1869, 358, 2d col., bottom.