Tammany Alhambra
Event Information
Venue(s):
Tammany Alhambra
Proprietor / Lessee:
Josh Hart [actor, minstrel]
Manager / Director:
Josh Hart [actor, minstrel]
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
26 April 2022
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
02 May 1870, Evening03 May 1870, Evening
04 May 1870, Evening
05 May 1870, Evening
06 May 1870, Evening
07 May 1870, Matinee
07 May 1870, Evening
Program Details
Program included an unidentified “military ballet” and an unidentified ballet de follie.
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Corps de ballet, unidentified; Sheridan and Mack [clog dancers]; Ida DeVere; Eva Brent; Jennie Engel; Harry [minstrel] Bloodgood; Mlle. [dancer] Augusta; Yankee Locke; Gus [comic singer] Williams; Marie Bertha [dancer, actor]; Charles [Ethiopian comedian] Howard; Irma Marié; Lillie [actress] Whiting; Johnny Wild; James Cummings
Citations
1)
“The management of the Tammany announces that he has added ten star artists to the hundred already in his possession. If variety alone will please there can be no fault-finding at this establishment.”
2)
Longer list of dancers provided. Partial program.
5)
Attributes the Tammany’s recent success to Mlle. Augusta. “…Miss Eva Brent, the well-known soprano, has also made a favorable impression, and altogether the company is extremely attractive.”