Broadway Theatre: Harry Pray Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Broadway Theatre [485 Broadway; 1864-69]

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 September 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Apr 1869, Evening

Program Details

Benefit of Harry Pray, longtime treasurer of the Broadway Theatre.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams; Barney Williams; William Jermyn Florence; Mrs. William Jermyn Florence; George F. [actor] Browne; C. H. [actor] Rockwell

2)

Irish tiger, The

Text Author: Morton

Participants: Barney Williams (role: Paddy Ryan)

3)

Rough diamond, The

Text Author: Buckstone

Participants: Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams (role: Margery); George F. [actor] Browne (role: Cousin Joe); C. H. [actor] Rockwell (role: Sir William)

4)

Mischievous Annie

Text Author: Florence

Participants: William Jermyn Florence (role: Tim Somers); Mrs. William Jermyn Florence (role: five characters)

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New-York Times, 24 April 1869, 9.

2)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 26 April 1869, 12.

3)

Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 26 April 1869, 5.

“In the Broadway Theater Mr. Harry Pray, long its efficient treasurer, will be the recipient of a complimentary benefit. ‘The Irish Tiger,’ ‘The Rough Diamond,’ and ‘Mischievous Annie,’ constitute the bill of performance.” Lists performers; includes “Mr. D. Harkins” in list, but that name is not included in any other citation.

4)

Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 26 April 1869, 7.