Twelve temptations

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Manager / Director:
John F. [manager] Cole

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
14 May 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

09 May 1870, Evening
10 May 1870, Evening
11 May 1870, Evening
12 May 1870, Evening
13 May 1870, Evening
14 May 1870, Matinee
14 May 1870, Evening

Program Details

The Ninth Regiment Band did not perform, but rather attended the performance on Saturday evening (05/14/70), the spectacle of which is detailed by the New York Tribune review.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Twelve temptations
Text Author: McDonough, Foster
Participants:  Ninth Regiment Band;  Royal Italian Opera Spanish Ballet Troupe
2)
Majas y torreros
Participants:  Royal Italian Opera Spanish Ballet Troupe

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 08 May 1870, 8.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 08 May 1870, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Herald, 09 May 1870, 7.
4)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 09 May 1870, 5.
5)
Announcement: New York Sun, 09 May 1870, 2.

“The Twelve Temptations, having netted $50,000 for Col. Fisk, promises to net $50,000 more for the same party before it is withdrawn.”

6)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 16 May 1870, 5.

The Ninth Regiment marched to the theater on Saturday (05/14/70) evening to watch the performance together. “…seats had been reserved for the entire regiment in the dress circle, the officers being accommodated with a box. The house was packed and the vast hall and corridors were equally crowded. The streets outside the building presented the same extraordinary spectacle.

“In the theatre, during the performance, the utmost enthusiasm prevailed…”

7)
Review: New York Clipper, 21 May 1870, 54.

The Twelve Temptations “is doing the best business in this city, the house being more crowded and the receipts the largest every evening. We are told that it is the intention of the management to run this spectacle up to the 20th of September. The matinees on Saturday are largely attended, and the spectacle is, without doubt, taken on the whole, equal to anything witness in this country for a long time. A ballet troupe from Vienna is said to have been secured for this piece and will shortly appear.”