Twelve Temptations

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Manager / Director:
John F. [manager] Cole

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 July 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

23 May 1870, Evening
24 May 1870, Evening
25 May 1870, Evening
26 May 1870, Evening
27 May 1870, Evening
28 May 1870, Evening
28 May 1870, 2:00 PM

Program Details

The twelve temptations included “for the first time in America, the Prismatic Shower, by Messrs. Tanner & Co., of London, a startling novelty, producing the most beautiful effect yet seen on the stage.”

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Twelve temptations
Text Author: McDonough, Foster

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 22 May 1870, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 22 May 1870, 8.
3)
Announcement: New York Post, 23 May 1870, 2.

For the Prismatic Shower.

4)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 23 May 1870, 5.
5)
Announcement: New York Herald, 23 May 1870, 10.
6)
Review: New York Herald, 24 May 1870, 6.

Chiefly about the addition of the “Prismatic Shower,” which seemed to be some sort of gaslight feature.

7)
Review: New York Sun, 25 May 1870, 2.

No mention of music.

8)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 28 May 1870, 62.

Two announcements on the same page, the second of which is specifically for the Prismatic Shower.

9)
Review: New York Clipper, 04 June 1870, 70.

No mention of music.