Wallack’s Theatre: Mrs. Sedley Brown Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wallack's Theatre

Conductor(s):
Thomas Baker

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 March 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

20 Apr 1870, 2:00 PM

Program Details

For the benefit of Mrs. Sedley Brown, recent victim of a fire. Advertised as the first appearance in New York this season of John Brougham. Program also included the recitation of “Anne Hathaway” by Mr. Edmund Falconer before the performance of Rough diamond.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Orchestra, unidentified;  John Gilbert [actor];  Livingstone Robert Shewell;  Frederick George Maeder;  James Gaspard Maeder [cond.-comp.];  Charles Wheatleigh;  Mary Sedley [actor-voc.] Brown;  Clara Fisher [actress] Maeder;  John Brougham;  Effie [actress and singer] Germon;  Lester Wallack;  Thomas E. [actor/mgr.] Morris;  Theodore Moss;  John S. Clarke [actor];  William Holston
2)
Gentleman from Ireland
Text Author: O'Brien
Participants:  Mary Sedley [actor-voc.] Brown (role: Margery);  John Brougham (role: Gerald Fitzmaurice);  John S. Clarke [actor] (role: Cousin Joe)
3)
Rough diamond, The
Text Author: Buckstone
Participants:  Mary Sedley [actor-voc.] Brown;  John S. Clarke [actor]
4)
Debutante, The
Participants:  Charles Wheatleigh
5)
Song, unidentified
aka New song
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Clara Fisher [actress] Maeder

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 13 April 1870, 5.

“It is respectfully announced that an exceptional performance will take place at the above date [04/20/70] for the BENEFIT OF MRS. SEDLEY BROWN, whose recent severe accident by burning caused hers so much pain and pecuniary loss. A large number of public favorites have volunteered for the occasion [lists performers].”

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 13 April 1870, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Post, 14 April 1870, 2.

No mention of music.

4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 April 1870, 9.

Program. Longer cast list. Multiple cards on the same page.

5)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 17 April 1870, 7.
6)
Announcement: New York Herald, 18 April 1870, 7.

Brief.

7)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 18 April 1870, 5.

Details Brown’s accident.

8)
Announcement: New York Sun, 18 April 1870, 2.

Progam and performers.

9)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 19 April 1870, 4.
10)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 20 April 1870, 4.
11)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 22 April 1870, 4.

No mention of music.

12)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 23 April 1870, 22.

Progam and performers.

13)
Announcement: New York Herald, 25 April 1870.

A card on the advertisement page. “The undersigned takes this method of returning her thanks to the gentlemen who so kindly proposed the complimentary testimonial given to her on Wednesday last; also to Mr. Lester Wallack, for having tendered his theatre and its resources; to Messrs. Edwin Booth, Augustin Daly, Jarrett & Palmer and all the ladies and gentlemen who volunteered and by their united efforts rendered the testimonial a success.

“MARY SEDLEY BROWN. New York, April 23, 1870.”