Forty Thieves

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Manager / Director:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 August 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Apr 1869, 8:00 PM
13 Apr 1869, 8:00 PM
14 Apr 1869, 8:00 PM
15 Apr 1869, 8:00 PM
16 Apr 1869, 8:00 PM
17 Apr 1869, 2:00 PM
17 Apr 1869, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Forty thieves includes “Sleepy policeman,” “Rantoone velocipede,” “Lightning train,” and the balloon ascension.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Forty thieves, The; or, Striking oil in family jars
Text Author: Farnie
Participants:  Lydia Thompson Burlesque Troupe;  Clara [actress] Thompson

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 04 April 1869, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 12 April 1869, 12.

Full cast list.

3)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 12 April 1869, 4.

Positive appraisal of new Forty thieves, no mention of music.

4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 17 April 1869, 15.