The Irish Lion
Event Information
Venue(s):
Butler's American Theatre [444 Bdway--before 3/66]
Proprietor / Lessee:
Robert W. [manager] Butler
Manager / Director:
John M. La Thorne
Ballet Director / Choreographer:
Paul Brilliant
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
24 September 2013
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
23 Mar 1863, EveningProgram Details
Mr. La Thorne, stage manager.
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: American Theatre, corps de ballet; Thomas Henry [Ethiopian comedian] Ryan; Millie Flora; Lizzie [actor] Schultze; James F. Wambold; Frances LeRoy; Mary [dancer] Blake; Matilda Schultze; Thomas Grattan Riggs; Mlle. [dancer] Louise; Augusta Walby; Charley White; Charley [minstrel] Gardner; Marie Bertha [dancer, actor]; Thomas L. Donnelly; Bob [minstrel] Hart; Fanny Forrest; Charles E. Collins; George [vocal/banjo] Warren
Citations
8)
“Mlle. Bertha, the accomplished danseuse, was to appear on the 23rd.”
9)
Performers, including Mlle. Louise. “The GREAT INSTITUTION OF THE AGE. / The only place of Amusement in America nightly presenting A STOCK COMPANY composed exclusively of STAR ARTISTS. Since the opening of this popular theatre, it has been the GREAT DESIDERATUM of intellectual amusement seekers. The only establishment presenting a performance combining all the best and most popular features of OPERA, / MINSTRELSY, / DRAMA, / BURLESQUE, / GYMANSTICS, &c., &c. . . . C.E. COLLINS, The World-renowned Comedian, Comic Vocalist, and Dacer. . . . MISS FANNY FORREST, Maerica’s favorite and best Vocalist. The queen of Song. . . . THE SCHULTZE SISTERS, The beautiful and popular Danseuses and vocalists. MISS FRANCES LE ROY, The exquisite Cantatrice and Danseuse. . . . J. WAMBOLD, the monarch of Banjoists.”