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:
15 June 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 May 1870, Evening
17 May 1870, Evening
18 May 1870, Evening
19 May 1870, Evening
20 May 1870, Evening
21 May 1870, Evening
21 May 1870, 2:30 PM

Program Details

First appearance of Bobby Newcomb at the Tammany.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Kiralfy Ballet and Pantomime Troupe;  Jennie Engel;  Cool [minstrel] Burgess;  Lillie [actress] Whiting;  Prince Sadi de Jalma;  Bobby Newcomb;  Marie Bertha [dancer, actor];  Johnny Wild;  Ida DeVere

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 May 1870, 8.
Full cast list.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 15 May 1870, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Herald, 16 May 1870, 3.

“The Kirafly troupe have proved the lasting feature at Tammany. The rest of the bill is bewildering in length.”

4)
Announcement: New York Sun, 16 May 1870, 2.
5)
Review: New York Herald, 19 May 1870, 4.

“The entertainments at Tammany this week are unusually rich, varied and entertaining. Laughable farces, negro minstrelsy, grand ballets, pleasing sketches, dancing and singing furnish the sum of a night’s pleasure at this theatre…”

6)
Announcement: New York Sun, 19 May 1870, 2.
7)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 21 May 1870, 54.

Brief and specifically for the appearances of Newcomb and Burgess on 05/16/70.