Wood’s Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 August 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Apr 1869, Evening
13 Apr 1869, Evening
14 Apr 1869, Evening
15 Apr 1869, Evening
16 Apr 1869, Evening
17 Apr 1869, Evening

Program Details

“Every afternoon, at 2 o’clock, family matinee in the theater.” Program for matinee included an Aladdin burlesque.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Mary Wells (role: Lady Aldabella);  Alice [actress] Marriott (role: Bianca);  J. F. [actor] Cathcart (role: Giraldi Fazio)
2)
Aladdin, [burlesque]
aka Aladdin; or, The wonderful scamp
3)
Fazio; or, The Italian wife
aka Italian wife
Text Author: Milman

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 12 April 1869, 12.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 12 April 1869, 7.
3)
Review: New York Herald, 13 April 1869, 5.

Positive review; no mention of music.

4)
Review: New-York Times, 13 April 1869, 4.

Postive review of Fazio; no mention of music.

5)
Review: New York Post, 15 April 1869.

Positive review; no mention of music.

6)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 15 April 1869, 5.
7)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 17 April 1869, 14.

Difficult to read.

8)
Announcement: New-York Times, 17 April 1869, 6.