Frou-Frou

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fifth Avenue Theatre (1867-73)

Proprietor / Lessee:
Augustin Daly

Manager / Director:
Augustin Daly

Conductor(s):
Robert August Stoepel

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 April 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

02 May 1870, 8:00 PM
03 May 1870, 8:00 PM
04 May 1870, 8:00 PM
05 May 1870, 8:00 PM
06 May 1870, 8:00 PM
07 May 1870, 1:00 PM
07 May 1870, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Monday evening to benefit George H. Clarke.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Frou frou, [Daly]
Text Author: Daly
Participants:  G. S. Parkes;  W. H. [actor] Beekman;  William Davidge, unidentifiable;  Agnes [actress] Ethel;  Amy [actress] Ames;  G. F. [actor] DeVere;  Kate Newton;  George H. [actor] Clarke;  Anne Hartley Gilbert [actress];  James [actor, dancer] Lewis

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 27 April 1870, 5.

“Mr. George H. Clarke will take his first benefit at the Fifth-ave. Theater next Monday night. The young, talented, and industrious comedian is a favorite, and we trust he may receive practical proof of the fact on this occasion.”

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 30 April 1870, 3.

Brief.

3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 01 May 1870, 8.

Two cards on one page; one devoted to Monday evening’s Clarke benefit.

4)
Announcement: New York Herald, 02 May 1870, 7.

“‘Frou-Frou’ enters upon its twelfth week of success at the Fifth Avenue theatre [sic]. Mr. George Clarke’s benefit takes place to-night, and as he has been one of the chief workers in the company this season he deserves a favorable recognition at the hands of the public.”

5)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 02 May 1870, 7.
6)
Announcement: New York Post, 02 May 1870, 2.
7)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 07 May 1870, 38.
8)
Review: New York Herald, 07 May 1870, 6.

Brief; notes Clarke’s benefit was “fine.”

9)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 09 May 1870, 5.