Bowery Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Bowery Theatre (after 1/67)

Manager / Director:
Leonard Grover
William B. Freligh

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
8 November 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

14 Jun 1869, Evening
15 Jun 1869, Evening
16 Jun 1869, Evening
17 Jun 1869, Evening
19 Jun 1869, Evening

Program Details

Benefit of William Freligh on Friday (06/18/69).

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Zanfretta Troupe;  Caron Troupe;  Fanny Herring;  Alexander Zanfretta;  Josef Caron [pantomimist];  Josephine Zanfretta;  Beppo Zanfretta;  Alphonso Caron [vocal];  Mlle. [dancer] Baretta;  Angelica Zanfretta
2)
Ixion; or, The man at the wheel
Text Author: Burnand
Participants:  Fanny Herring (role: Ixion)
3)
Tight rope act
aka Tight rope exercises; Perpendicular rope act; Tight rope divertissement; Corde tendu; Corde elastique
Participants:  Alexander Zanfretta
4)
Dances, unidentified
aka Brilliant dances
Participants:  Mlle. [dancer] Baretta
5)
Duchatemeux
Participants:  Zanfretta Troupe;  Caron Troupe

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 14 June 1869, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 14 June 1869, 7.

No mention of music.

3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 14 June 1869, 11.
4)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 17 June 1869, 4.

No mention of music. “Mr. Grover should not discard his wise intention of returning to the legitimate drama.”

5)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 19 June 1869, 87.