Tony Pastor’s Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Tony Pastor's Opera House

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
25 July 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

06 Sep 1869, Evening
07 Sep 1869, Evening
08 Sep 1869, Evening
08 Sep 1869, 2:30 PM
09 Sep 1869, Evening
10 Sep 1869, Evening
11 Sep 1869, Evening
11 Sep 1869, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Tony Pastor’s Company;  Tony Pastor;  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews;  Frank Kerns;  W. H. [clog dancer] Delehanty;  T. M. [clog dancer] Hengler;  James H. [pantomimist] Wesley;  George H. [pantomimist] Boome
2)
Conscript, The; or, The soldier’s bride, [pantomime]
aka Conscript, The; Soldier’s bride
Participants:  W. H. [clog dancer] Delehanty;  T. M. [clog dancer] Hengler
3)
Song, unidentified
aka New song
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Tony Pastor
4)
Ball at Long Branch
aka Hop at Long Branch
Participants:  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews;  Frank Kerns

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 06 August 1869, 4.

No mention of music.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 05 September 1869, 11.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 11 September 1869, 182.

Delehanty and Hengler “are, without doubt, the most finished, graceful and attractive double song and dance performers and cloggists in the business.”

4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 11 September 1869, 183.
5)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 25 September 1869, 198.

“The Hoboken Turtle Club, at their monthly dinner, on the 10th inst., awarded to Tony Pastor a vegetable bouquet, he having eaten the largest number of plates of soup…” Goes on about the evening and explains some sort of mix up with Eph Horn.