Theatre Comique

Event Information

Venue(s):
Theatre Comique [1867- : 514 Broadway]

Event Type:
Minstrel, Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 February 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 Apr 1870, 7:45 PM
19 Apr 1870, 7:45 PM
20 Apr 1870, 2:30 PM
20 Apr 1870, 7:45 PM
21 Apr 1870, 7:45 PM
22 Apr 1870, 7:45 PM
23 Apr 1870, 2:30 PM
23 Apr 1870, 7:45 PM

Program Details

The citations do not make clear if all of the listed pieces were performed every night. It seems Love among the roses and Peter Pipes may not have been performed on Monday. Children “half price” at matinees, but specific prices not provided.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Theatre Comique, corps de ballet;  Schrotter Sisters;  Lew Simmons;  Unidentified Miss La Pointe;  George H. Coes;  Master Barney;  J. C. Stewart;  Annie [vocalist] Hindle;  Erminie [dancer] Venturoli;  Mlle. [dancer] Catania;  Jennie [vocalist] Kimball;  Josephine [dancer] Lusuardi;  Tommy Sully
2)
Toodles, The
aka Broken heart; Farmer's daughter
Text Author: Raymond
Participants:  J. C. Stewart (role: Mr. Toodles);  Jennie [vocalist] Kimball (role: Mrs. Toodles)
3)
Holiday sports of Spain
Participants:  Theatre Comique, corps de ballet;  Mlle. [soprano] Caroline;  Unidentified Miss La Pointe;  Erminie [dancer] Venturoli;  Josephine [dancer] Lusuardi
4)
Dutchisms
Participants:  Master Barney
5)
Love among the roses, [farce]
Text Author: Unknown playwright
6)
Peter Piper, the man about town
aka Peter Pipes
Text Author: Bowers

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 18 April 1870, 9.

Additional ballet members listed.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 April 1870, 8.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 23 April 1870, 22.