Wood’s Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 May 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

13 Dec 1869, Evening
14 Dec 1869, Evening
15 Dec 1869, Evening
16 Dec 1869, Evening
17 Dec 1869, Evening
18 Dec 1869, Matinee
18 Dec 1869, Evening

Program Details

Wood’s Muesum and Menagerie also offered a “grand promenade concert” every day at 1pm and 6pm.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Band, unidentified;  Lizzette [actor, singer] Bernard;  Lizzie [actress] Willmore;  Alice [actress] Logan;  Lisa [actress] Weber;  Ada [actress and dancer] Harland;  Lillie [actress] Hall;  Edward [comedian and burlesque actor] Righton;  Olivia [actress] Rand;  John [actor] Morton
2)
Mr. and Mrs. Peter White
aka Mr. and Mrs. White
Text Author: Raymond
Participants:  Lizzette [actor, singer] Bernard;  Alice [actress] Logan;  Olivia [actress] Rand;  John [actor] Morton
3)
Dora Bella
aka Dorabella

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 04 December 1869, 3.

“The blondes of burlesque will make another raid on Wood’s Museum at an early day. Miss Lisa Weber, Miss Ada Harland, Miss Lizzie Willmore and a number of other popular burlesquers are members of the company, and will appear in leading rôles in a new burlesque imported recently from London.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 12 December 1869, 12.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 12 December 1869, 7.
4)
Announcement: New York Herald, 13 December 1869, 6.

“The blonde burlesquers—including Miss Lisa Weber, Miss Ada Harland, Miss Lizzie Wilmore and other New York favorites—take possession of their old ‘stamping grounds’ at Wood’s Museum this evening, appearing in a new burlesque entitled ‘Darabella,’ [sic] which is said to be better in dialogue and music than anything of the kind yet given in this city.”

5)
Announcement: New York Post, 13 December 1869, 2.
6)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 13 December 1869, 3.
7)
Announcement: New York Sun, 13 December 1869, 1.
8)
Review: New York Herald, 14 December 1869, 7.

No mention of music.

9)
Review: New-York Times, 14 December 1869, 5.

Long and positive review. The cast “sang and danced so very much as if they enjoyed it better than anything else in the world…”

10)
Review: New York Post, 14 December 1869, 2.

No mention of music.

11)
Review: New York Sun, 14 December 1869, 2.

Brief and positive; no mention of music.

12)
Review: New York Sun, 16 December 1869, 2.

No mention of music.

13)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 18 December 1869, 295.
14)
Review: New York Clipper, 25 December 1869, 302.

“…‘Dora Bella’ is of that class of burlesques which serve only as a vehicle to bring on and take off a number of ladies who are fond of displaying what personal charms they may possess in face or limb… There are some clever songs in it set to popular airs, which were cleverly rendered by the different ladies…” Only citation to provide cast list for Mr. and Mrs. Peter White.