New-York Circus

Event Information

Venue(s):
New-York Circus

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 June 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

23 Nov 1868, 8:00 PM
24 Nov 1868, 8:00 PM
25 Nov 1868, 2:30 PM
25 Nov 1868, 8:00 PM
26 Nov 1868, 2:30 PM
26 Nov 1868, 8:00 PM
27 Nov 1868, 2:30 PM
27 Nov 1868, 8:00 PM
28 Nov 1868, 2:30 PM
28 Nov 1868, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Includes fifty children, trained by George Smith.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Melville Family
2)
Cinderella; or, The little glass slipper
aka Cendrillon; Cinderella; or, The good fairy and the little glass slipper
Text Author: Kelly

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 23 November 1868, 4.
2)
Announcement: New York Post, 23 November 1868.
3)
Announcement: New York Sun, 23 November 1868, 2.
4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 23 November 1868, 7.
5)
Review: New York Post, 24 November 1868, [2].

No mention of music.

6)
Announcement: New-York Times, 24 November 1868, 5.
7)
Announcement: New-York Times, 26 November 1868, 5.
8)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 28 November 1868, 271.
9)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 28 November 1868, 270, 3d col., middle.

“This popular place of amusement, one of the most fashionable resorts for amusement seekers in the city, is nightly crowded by brilliant and enthusiastic audiences.”

10)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 05 December 1868, 278, 2d col., middle.

Very crowded on Thanksgiving evening; total receipts for the day: more than $3,000.