Tammany Hall

“The Tammany opens on August 16th, with a very large company, including members of the dramatic and other profession. In the rooms down stairs several attractive entertainments will be presented. The alterations are proceeding rapidly, and a new entrance is being built for the gallery.”

Includes complete cast listing..

“...a new grand fairy spectacle and pantomime”

No mention of music.

“...and Miss Pauline Markham sings neatly and effectively.”

“There is a burlesque with conventionally idiotic rhymes and incoherent songs; truly brilliant scenery, fair music, ingenious and often artistic dances, and occasional thrilling displays of acrobatic daring.”

“…The entertainment commenced and finished with a pantomime entitled ‘The Queen of Hearts,’ in the third act of which was introduced the trapeze act by the Torres brothers, a skating act by Alfred Moe and E. T. Goodrich, song and dance of ‘Love Among the Roses’ by sixteen young men, and a wooden shoe dance by the corps de ballet.” “…Then came sixteen ‘ham fatters,’ consisting of young men who were announced for a song and dance. They had been under the tuition of Bobby Newcomb for some time, but we should think Bobby would prefer not to have his name connected with such an act, for, without exception, it is the worst of the kind we ever saw. Eight of the dancers are dressed in jockey cap and red striped, loose jackets, pants and vests; the other eight are similarly dressed, excepting that their color is blue. They attempt to do a song and dance, but such an attempt is unworthy any first class establishment like the Tammany. They were heartily hissed the first night and on every night during the week, but the claquers had to earn their salary, so the party came out and two of them attempted to do a walk around but made a lamentable failure, they not knowing the business…”