William Tell

Event Information

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

Price: $.30

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
10 July 2021

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Jan 1870, 2:00 PM
25 Jan 1870, 2:00 PM
26 Jan 1870, 2:00 PM
27 Jan 1870, 2:00 PM
28 Jan 1870, 2:00 PM
29 Jan 1870, 2:00 PM

Program Details

Open daily 9 am-10 pm; attractions to be seen throughout the day.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
William Tell, [burlesque]
Text Author: Burnand
Participants:  Rosa [actress] Rand;  Olivia [actress] Rand

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 23 January 1870, 2.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 23 January 1870, 7.
3)
Review: New York Herald, 26 January 1870, 8.

No mention of music.

4)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 29 January 1870, 7.
5)
Review: New York Clipper, 05 February 1870, 350, col. 3.

“The extravaganza of ‘William Tell’ was produced on Jan. 24, and attracted crowded audiences during the week. Olivia Rand looks well as William Tell, and plays the part with considerable spirit. She has several songs which took well and each one received an encore. Rosa Rand in her closely fitting breeches makes a taking Albert, while Mr. Morton as the Mother Emma was as satisfactory as could be wished. Miss Bernard played the part of Rosetta very well and received a goodly share of applause for her songs and dances. Therese Wood made a lively Erni. Mr. Ward was about as miserable a Gesler as could be desired, and was sadly out in his singing, he so mumbling his words—probably from not knowing them—that scarcely a word he said could be heard. The burlesque is a good one, being replete with comical sayings and laughable situations. Mr. J. Collins, who we have heard sing right cleverly, made a failure in the whistling song. He was evidently suffering with a cold.”