Twelve Temptations

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Manager / Director:
John F. [manager] Cole

Price: $.50

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

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, 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)
Twelve temptations
Text Author: McDonough, Foster
Participants:  Nully Pieris;  Lewis Baker [mgr-actor];  E. L. [actor] Tilton (role: Rudolph);  Mrs. George C. Boniface;  George C. Boniface;  Mme. [actress] Ponisi (role: Janette)
2)
Demon cancan
3)
Lurline, "Sweet spirit, hear my prayer"
aka Prayer; Ave Maria
Composer(s): Wallace
Participants:  Nully Pieris

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 06 March 1870, 7.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 08 March 1870, 7.

“’Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer,’ addressed to the audience by Miss Milly [sic] Pierris, met with a deserved and generous applause.”

3)
Review: New-York Times, 11 March 1870, 5.

No mention of music.

4)
Review: New York Clipper, 19 March 1870, 398.

No mention of music.