Grand Bazaar in Aid of the Sheltering Arms

Event Information

Venue(s):
Thirty-Seventh Regiment Armory

Price: $.25 before 5pm; $.50 after 5pm; $1 season ticket

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 March 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Apr 1870, All Day
20 Apr 1870, All Day
21 Apr 1870, All Day
22 Apr 1870, All Day
23 Apr 1870, All Day

Program Details

One of several events in April 1870 to benefit the Sheltering Arms. The Bazaar opened at 2 pm. The Navy Yard, Fort Hamilton, and Governor’s Island Bands performed on alternating afternoons; Lander’s band appeared every evening. The Sheltering Arms was “an asylum for crippled, incurable and destitute children.” See related event of 04/18/70: Sheltering Arms’ Vocal and Instrumental Benefit Concert.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Governor’s Island Band;  Lander's Band;  Navy Yard Band;  Fort Hamilton Band

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 17 April 1870, 7.

“The Bazaar is held for the purpose of making $10,000, with which to pay off the building debt of the Asylum… It is with pleasure that the Executive Committee announce, as a matter of public interest, that the NAVY-YARD, FORT HAMILTON AND GOVERNOR’S ISLAND BANDS have kindly offered to furnish music on alternate afternoons. LANDER’S BAND will attend every evening… The Bazaar will be open, after Tuesday, from 10 A. M. to 11 P. M.”

2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 17 April 1870, 4.

“The very worthy charity known as the Sheltering Arms, is likely to find its funds considerably augmented ere the fortnight ends. To-morrow it will benefit by a grand concert at the Academy of Music, and Thursday evening and Tuesday week [sic] by two amateur dramatic entertainments at the Union League Club Theater. [Lists participants.]”

3)
Review: New York Post, 19 April 1870, 4.

“The great fair or Bazaar of the Sheltering Arms opened this afternoon at two o’clock…

“The rooms were filled with ladies connected with the various Episcopal churches of the city. A fine band was in attendance, and everything intended for the sale or exhibition was in readiness…” No further mention of music.

4)
Announcement: New York Sun, 19 April 1870, 1.

Brief.

5)
Review: New-York Times, 21 April 1870, 8.

Notes large attendance for the first two days. “…Sanders’ [sic] Band furnishes capital music every evening, while the Fort Hamilton band discoursed sweet music yesterday afternoon. The Bazaar has its own organ in the shape of a lively little daily paper…”