Seven Dwarfs

Event Information

Venue(s):
Bowery Theatre (after 1/67)

Proprietor / Lessee:
William B. Freligh

Manager / Director:
William B. Freligh

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 February 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Mar 1869, Matinee
08 Mar 1869, Evening
09 Mar 1869, Evening
10 Mar 1869, Evening
11 Mar 1869, Evening
12 Mar 1869, Evening
13 Mar 1869, Matinee
13 Mar 1869, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Seven dwarfs, The; or, Harlequin in the world of wonders
Participants:  Bowery Theatre, corps de ballet;  Florence Wells;  Robert [pantomimist] Butler (role: Clown);  Josephine [dancer] De Rosa;  James [pantominist] Sandford
2)
Seven dwarfs, The; or, Harlequin in the world of wonders, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Deane

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 20 February 1869, 366.
2)
Announcement: New York Sun, 01 March 1869, 2.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 08 March 1869, 7.
4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 08 March 1869, 12.
5)
Review: New York Sun, 09 March 1869, 2.

“There is, of course, a corps de ballet, and it is a very excellent one.”

6)
Review: New York Herald, 09 March 1869, 7.

No mention of music.

7)
Review: New York Herald, 12 March 1869, 6.

“The choruses, however, in the first part of the piece are the most distressing ever heard upon the boards in this city and should be remedied immediately. There is also much room for improvement in the ballet.”

8)
Review: New York Clipper, 13 March 1869.

Very difficult to read.

9)
Review: New York Clipper, 20 March 1869, 398.

More extensive and easier to read.