Event Information

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

Conductor(s):
Henry Tissington

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
8 March 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Feb 1869, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Merchant of Venice, The
aka Kaufmann von Venedig
Text Author: Shakespeare
Participants:  McKean [actor] Buchanan (role: Shylock);  Virginia [actress] Buchanan (role: Portia)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 15 February 1869, 7.
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 15 February 1869, 5.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 20 February 1869, 366, 3d col., top.
4)
Review: New York Clipper, 20 February 1869, 366, 2d col., top.

Brief: “Mr. Tissington, at present at the Worrell Sisters’ Theatre, has been secured by Mr. Tayleure, for his season at the Grand Opera House. Mr. Tissington is one of the best orchestral leaders in the city.”