Formosa

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Manager / Director:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
20 September 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

27 Sep 1869, Evening
28 Sep 1869, Evening
29 Sep 1869, Evening
30 Sep 1869, Evening
01 Oct 1869, Evening
02 Oct 1869, Evening
02 Oct 1869, 2:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Formosa, the most beautiful; or, The railroad to ruin
Text Author: Boucicault
Participants:  Harry Pearson [actor-voc] (role: Sam Boker);  Kate Newton (role: Jenny/Formosa);  William Holston (role: Bob Sanders);  Ada [actress and dancer] Harland (role: The Earl of Eden);  Charles [actor] Thorne, Jr. (role: Tom Burroughs)
2)
Formosa, the most beautiful; or, The railroad to ruin, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Operti

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 05 September 1869, 11.

“FORMOSA will be presented with DELIGHTFULLY REALISTIC SCENERY.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 26 September 1869, 12.
3)
Announcement: New York Herald, 27 September 1869, 7.

No mention of music.

4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 27 September 1869, 7.
5)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 02 October 1869, 206.