Wood’s Museum and Metropolitan Theatre: Rand Sisters Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
22 May 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

13 May 1870, 2:00 PM
13 May 1870, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Originally scheduled for 05/06/70, but postponed to 05/13/70 owing to Rosa Rand’s indisposition. Kenilworth at 2pm Pearl of Savoy at 8pm.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Rosa [actress] Rand;  Olivia [actress] Rand
2)
Kenilworth; or, Ye queene, ye earle, and ye maydenne
aka Kenilworth; or, Ye queen, ye earl, and ye maiden; Kenilworth; Ye queene, ye earle, and ye maydenne; Ye queen, ye earl, and ye maiden
Text Author: Halliday, Lawrance
3)
Pearl of Savoy, The; or, The mother's prayer
Text Author: Rossi

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 02 May 1870, 7.

Brief.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 02 May 1870, 12.
3)
Announcement: New York Sun, 05 May 1870, 1.

Announces postponement.

4)
Announcement: New York Post, 06 May 1870, 2.

Announces postponement.

5)
Announcement: New York Herald, 07 May 1870, 6.

“The complimentary benefit to the Rand Sisters at Wood’s Museum has been unavoidably postponed to the 13th inst.”

6)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 13 May 1870, 9.
7)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 13 May 1870, 7.
8)
Review: New York Herald, 15 May 1870, 3.

Brief. “The testimonial to the Rand Sisters, on Friday last, was an immense success.”

9)
Review: New York Clipper, 21 May 1870, 54.

Brief; notes that the benefit was “a great success.”