Grand Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 July 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Jul 1870, 8:00 PM
12 Jul 1870, 8:00 PM
13 Jul 1870, 8:00 PM
14 Jul 1870, 8:00 PM
15 Jul 1870, 8:00 PM
16 Jul 1870, 2:00 PM
16 Jul 1870, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Parisian Ballet Troupe;  Viennoise Ballet Troupe;  George C. Boniface;  Harry Jackson;  Kathi [dancer] Lanner
2)
Brother Bill and me
Text Author: Suter
Participants:  George C. Boniface;  Harry Jackson
3)
Nations, The; or, The conscript and vivandiere
Participants:  Parisian Ballet Troupe
4)
Giselle; ou, Les Wilis
aka Wilis
Composer(s): Adam
Text Author: Saint-Georges, Gautier
Participants:  Viennoise Ballet Troupe;  Kathi [dancer] Lanner (role: Giselle)

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 04 July 1870, 7.
2)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 09 July 1870, 4.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 10 July 1870, 7.
4)
Announcement: New-York Times, 10 July 1870, 5.
5)
Announcement: New York Post, 11 July 1870, 2.
6)
Announcement: New York Sun, 11 July 1870, 2.
7)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 11 July 1870, 5.

Chief members of the Viennoise Troupe.

8)
Review: New York Herald, 12 July 1870, 10.

No mention of music.

9)
Review: New York Post, 12 July 1870, 2.

“new ballet troupe secured in Vienna by Max Maretzek for Mr. Fisk’s establishment.” Suggestion that the long, dull farce preceding the two ballets be omitted.

10)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 12 July 1870, 5.

No mention of music.

11)
Review: New-York Times, 13 July 1870, 5.

No mention of music.

12)
Article: New York Clipper, 16 July 1870, 118.

Forthcoming appearance of the troupe; includes names of individual members of the ballet troupe.

13)
Review: New-York Times, 17 July 1870, 5.

No mention of music.

14)
Review: New York Herald, 18 July 1870, 4.

Brief; no mention of music.

15)
Review: New York Clipper, 23 July 1870, 126.

No mention of music.