Wood’s Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Event Information

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

Price: $.50

Event Type:
Play With Music, Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
17 August 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Apr 1869, All Day
20 Apr 1869, All Day
21 Apr 1869, All Day
22 Apr 1869, All Day
23 Apr 1869, All Day
24 Apr 1869, All Day

Program Details

Performances at 2pm and 8pm daily.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  J. F. [actor] Cathcart;  Mary Sedley [actor-voc.] Brown;  Mary Wells;  Olive Logan;  Celia Logan [actor-mgr.-writer];  Lillie Eldridge;  Alice [actress] Logan;  Ada [actress and dancer] Harland
2)
Conscript, The [drama]
Text Author: Unknown playwright
Participants:  Ada [actress and dancer] Harland (role: Theresa);  J. F. [actor] Cathcart (role: Seargent Austerlitz)
3)
Aladdin, [burlesque]
aka Aladdin; or, The wonderful scamp
Participants:  Ada [actress and dancer] Harland (role: Aladdin)

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 09 April 1869, 8.

“The burlesque pantomime of ‘Robinson Crusoe’ is in preparation at Wood’s Museum, and will speedily be brought out by the Simpson Combination Troupe of Pantomimists, to which reference was made in these columns some time ago.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 April 1869, 7.

Notes that Robinson Crusoe is still in production

3)
Announcement: New-York Times, 19 April 1869, 5.

“Mr. Cathcart will be the star at Wood’s Museum during the week. A little drama called ‘the Conscript’ will be resuscitated for his behalf. The burlesque of ‘Aladdin,’ with Miss Harland as the lad,will also be acted each evening.”

4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 19 April 1869, 7.
5)
Review: New York Herald, 20 April 1869, 5.

No mention of music.

6)
Announcement: New York Herald, 21 April 1869, 5.

“‘Robinson Crusoe,’ the new English pantomime which was to have been produced this evening at Tammany, has been postponed until Monday next for the purpose of holding the necessary rehearasls. The Rizarelli Brothers, the daring trapezists, will appear at the above establishment on the same evening.”

7)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 24 April 1869, 22.

“In consequence of ‘Robinson Crusoe’ not being ready for production at Wood’s Museum this evening, it has to be postponed until the 26th inst. For the current week, Mr. Cathcart and Ada Harland will be the attractions in a series of pieces, presenting this evening the farce of ‘The Conscript,’ and the burlesque of ‘Aladdin.’”