Niblo’s Garden

“The Lydia Thompson troupe of blonde burlesquers terminate their engagement at Niblo’s Garden on the 31st inst., at which time they will have performed forty-five consecutive weeks in this city to an average of over ten thousand dollars a week, making a gross amount of but a little short of half a million dollars. The troupe will make a tour through the principal cities of the Southern and Western States.” Continues with list of cities included in tour.

One of two announcements on the same page. “Next week is the last of the grotesque Clodoche troupe and ‘Sinbad’ at Niblo’s; but after ‘Sinbad’ comes ‘Arrah na Pogue,’ which drama is promised us on a genuine scale of ‘rare magnificence.’ As the management at this theatre is famous for fulfilling its promises there is scarcely any danger that the public will be disappointed. The funny Clodoches, after seceding from Niblo’s, go to Tammany, where they will be one of the opening attractions.”

One of two announcements on the same page. “Miss Lydia Thompson is slowly recovering from her recent severe indisposition, and will probably make her reappearance at Niblo’s next Monday evening in the rollicking ‘Sinbad,’ which role for the past four weeks has been so ably filled by Miss Eliza Wethersby, one of the most vivacious and talented of blonde burlesquers that up to the present time have appeared in this city. Possessed of talent of no mean order, a good figure and a strong, sweet voice, Miss Wethersby would, with but very little study, prove as valuable an acquisition to the legitimate drama as she now is to burlesque.”

“The Lydia Thompson troupe to-morrow evening commence the last week of their successful engagement at Niblo’s Garden. Their last appearance will be made on Saturday evening next, after having performed in this city for forty-five consecutive weeks. For eighteen weeks they attracted good audiences to Wood’s Musum [sic], where they presented ‘Ixion, or The Man at the Wheel,’ for thirteen weeks. ‘Ernani’ was afterwards given and ran for five weeks, when the troupe closed at Wood’s and opened at Niblo’s Garden on Feburary 1 in ‘The Forty Thieves.’ This was presented seventeen weeks, when ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ was produced, and will continue the attraction to the close of the engagement. Miss Lydia Thompson, Mr. Henry Beckett and several other members of the troupe, who are in exceedingly poor health at present, will go to Niagara Falls after closing at Niblo’s, for the purpose of recruiting their health prior to starting on their professional tour through the South and West.”

Two advertisements on one page; the first for the week as a whole, the second for Thursday through Saturday, specifically, noting the benefit of Lydia Thompson on Saturday evening.

Notes final week of Lydia Thompson Troupe; no mention of music.