Tony Pastor’s Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Tony Pastor's Opera House

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 July 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

23 May 1870, Evening
24 May 1870, Evening
25 May 1870, Evening

Program Details

From the New York Herald: “The Great Johnny Thompson as the Lively Moke, with solos on 20 different musical instruments.”

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Tony Pastor’s Company;  Daisy & Collins [comedians];  Nelse Seymour;  Tony Pastor;  Johnny Thompson;  Frank Kerns
2)
Lively moke, The, [burlesque]
Participants:  Johnny Thompson
3)
New York news girls, The
Text Author: Unknown playwright
4)
Song, unidentified
aka New song
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Tony Pastor

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 22 May 1870, 8.

"Tony Pastor sings one new song.”

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 23 May 1870, 1.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 28 May 1870, 62.
4)
Review: New York Clipper, 04 June 1870, 70.

Brief; notes Thompson was “well received.”