Tony Pastor’s Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Tony Pastor's Opera House

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 June 2021

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Jan 1870, Evening
18 Jan 1870, Evening
19 Jan 1870, Evening
19 Jan 1870, 2:30 PM
20 Jan 1870, Evening
21 Jan 1870, Evening
22 Jan 1870, Evening
22 Jan 1870, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Freeman Sisters;  Nelse Seymour;  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews;  Frank Kerns;  George [gymnast] Leopold
2)
Day in the Central Park
Text Author: Poole

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 16 January 1870, 2.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 17 January 1870, 5.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 22 January 1870, 334, col. 4.
4)
Review: New York Clipper, 29 January 1870, 342, col. 3.

“The programme presented by Tony Pastor at his Opera House the past week was replete with novel acts, and those who appeared met with a good reception. The Freeman Sisters were successful in their act, in which they gave a whistling solo which is quite a novelty; also banjo solo, singing, etc., making a change of costume in the most rapid manner. They also gave a delightful rendering of the ballad of ‘Driven from Home,’ which the sisters illustrated in such a feeling manner as to receive hearty applause. Louise, the drummer girl, gave her excellent solo on the snare drum, while Leopold, the gymnast, from London, did a graceful performance on the horizontal bar. Frank Kerns and J. W. McAndrews had the Ethiopian business to themselves, as Nelse Seymour did not appear, having met with an accident at rehearsal on the 17th instant, and he was confined to his room all the week.”