Forty thieves

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Manager / Director:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Conductor(s):
Michael [conductor] Connolly

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
28 August 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 May 1869, 8:00 PM
18 May 1869, 8:00 PM
19 May 1869, 8:00 PM
20 May 1869, 8:00 PM
21 May 1869, 8:00 PM
22 May 1869, 2:00 PM
22 May 1869, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Forty thieves
aka Ali Baba; Phorty thieves
Text Author: Sheridan, Colman Jr.
Participants:  Lydia Thompson Burlesque Troupe

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 15 May 1869, 7.

“‘Sinbad, the Sailor,’ underlined to succeed ‘The Forty Thieves’ at Niblo’s Garden, will not be brought out till the 24th.”

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 17 May 1869, 7.
3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 May 1869, 12.
4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 22 May 1869, 55.