Romeo and Juliet

Event Information

Venue(s):
Booth's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 March 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
16 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
17 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
18 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
19 Mar 1869, 8:00 PM
20 Mar 1869, 1:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Romeo and Juliet, [play]
Text Author: Shakespeare
Participants:  Fanny [actress] Morant;  Edwin Adams [actor] (role: Mercutio);  Mary [actress] McVicker (role: Juliet);  D. W. [actor] Waller;  Mark Smith (role: Friar Lawrence);  Edwin Thomas Booth (role: Romeo)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 15 March 1869, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 March 1869, 11.
3)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 15 March 1869, 5.

First reviews the Saturday (03/13/69) evening performance of Narcisse at this theater. “…The Saturday Matinée of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ [sic], at this house, was likewise witnessed by a great multitude. The popular success of Mr. Booth’s opening bill may be measured by the fact that the nightly receipts at this theater range between $1,500 and $2,000. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ will be acted for a long time yet.”