Leah

Event Information

Venue(s):
Booth's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
31 October 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Oct 1869, 8:00 PM
12 Oct 1869, 8:00 PM
13 Oct 1869, 8:00 PM
14 Oct 1869, 8:00 PM
15 Oct 1869, 8:00 PM
16 Oct 1869, 2:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Leah, the forsaken
aka Leah, a Jewish maiden
Text Author: Daly
Participants:  Kate Bateman (role: Leah);  George Clifford, Sr. Jordan;  Theodore [actor] Hamilton;  Blanche [actress] De Bar

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 11 October 1869, 12.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 11 October 1869, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 16 October 1869, 222, 3d col.
4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 16 October 1869, 223.
5)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 16 October 1869, 7.

“We were especially impressed by the life, spirit, and vivid effect of the several tableaux in the piece, as also by the elaborate richness of the scenery and the felicitous sweetness and appropriateness of the incidental music.”