Fox's Old Bowery Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fox's Old Bowery Theatre (until 1/67)

Proprietor / Lessee:
George Washington Lafayette Fox

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 October 2010

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Jan 1863, Evening
16 Jan 1863, Evening

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  George Washington Lafayette Fox;  Jean Antoine Joseph Bihin;  George C. Davenport;  Charles Kemble Fox;  Louisa Browne;  Jackson Haines;  Fanny Herring
2)
Jack and the beanstalk
Composer(s): Tyte
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Happy Go Lucky, the Clown);  Jean Antoine Joseph Bihin (role: Swallowallup, the giant);  George C. Davenport (role: Jack - afterwards Harlequin);  Charles Kemble Fox (role: Ancient Uppercrust, the pantaloon);  Louisa Browne (role: Rosina the Columbine);  Jackson Haines (role: skater)
3)
French spy, The; or, The siege of Constantina
aka The French spy; Or, The storming of Algiers; The French spy; Or, The siege of Algiers; The French spy; Or, The fall of Algiers
Text Author: Haines
4)
Ireland as it is
Text Author: Amherst

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 January 1863, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 16 January 1863, 7.
3)
Review: New York Herald, 19 January 1863, 2.
“Fox’s pantomime, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk,’ is having a great run and deserves it.”