Frou Frou

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fifth Avenue Theatre (1867-73)

Proprietor / Lessee:
Augustin Daly

Manager / Director:
Augustin Daly

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 October 2021

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

07 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
08 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
09 Mar 1870, 1:00 PM
09 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
10 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
11 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
12 Mar 1870, 2:00 PM
12 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Text Author: Daly
Participants:  Anne Hartley Gilbert [actress] (role: Baroness);  James [actor, dancer] Lewis (role: Baron);  William Davidge, unidentifiable (role: Brigard);  Fanny Lily Gipsey Davenport (role: Pauline);  Agnes [actress] Ethel (role: Frou Frou);  Kate Newton (role: Louise);  George H. [actor] Clarke

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 06 March 1870, 7.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 07 March 1870, 6.

“For the first time he [Daly] has been obliged to dispense with the orchestra at a matinee in order to accommodate with seats the crowd of ladies who wished to witness this beautiful play.”

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 19 March 1870, 398.

Brief; attracting large and appreciative audiences.