Twelve Temptations

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Manager / Director:
John F. [manager] Cole

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 January 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Apr 1870, 8:00 PM
12 Apr 1870, 8:00 PM
13 Apr 1870, 8:00 PM
14 Apr 1870, 8:00 PM
15 Apr 1870, 8:00 PM
16 Apr 1870, 2:00 PM
16 Apr 1870, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Une nuit a la Mabille seems to have been performed in the course of Twelve temptations. Additional dances mentioned in the citations include the “Demon Cancan,” “Celebrated Bell Ballet,” and “Great Snake Ballet,” all of which also seem to have been a part of Twelve temptations.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Grand Opera House, corps de ballet
2)
Twelve temptations
Text Author: McDonough, Foster
3)
Nuit à la Mabille, Une

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 10 April 1870, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 10 April 1870, 5.
3)
Announcement: New York Sun, 11 April 1870, 2.

“The ‘Twelve Temptations’ still nightly fill the largest theatre in the city. Many new costumes and dances have been introduced. It is said that Mr. Fisk has already cleared over $50,000.”

4)
Announcement: New York Post, 11 April 1870, 2.

“It seems to be the main feature of the management to try and secure all the finest dancers that can be obtained, and have them appear in this grand spectacular drama; and we notice that a new Spanish ballet troupe, shortly to arrive, is announced to appear at this theatre.”

5)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 13 April 1870, 5.

“So many new features keep crowding to view in the spectacle of ‘The Twelve Temptations,’ at the Grand Opera House, that it is difficult to keep track of them all.”