Tony Pastor’s Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Tony Pastor's Opera House

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
14 April 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Aug 1870, 8:00 PM
16 Aug 1870, 8:00 PM
17 Aug 1870, 8:00 PM
18 Aug 1870, 8:00 PM
19 Aug 1870, 8:00 PM
20 Aug 1870, 2:30 PM
20 Aug 1870, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Mlle. Irma, “the statue queen” appears in a series of living pictures.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Nelse Seymour;  Helene [dancer] Smith;  Frank Kerns;  Marie [dancer] Gorenflo;  Frank Bell;  Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Sheppard;  Master [comic singer] Martin;  Harry [swimmer] Gurr;  James H. [pantomimist] Wesley;  Billy [banjo comedian] Carter
2)
Omnibus, The; or, Pat's blunders
aka Omnibus; Pat's blunders; Wrong bottle, The
Text Author: Pocock
Participants:  Nelse Seymour;  Frank Kerns
3)
Song and dance
Participants:  Frank Bell
4)
Barber and beadle, The
Participants:  Master [comic singer] Martin;  James H. [pantomimist] Wesley
5)
Graziella, La
Participants:  Marie [dancer] Gorenflo
6)
Congo band, The
Participants:  Nelse Seymour;  Frank Kerns;  Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Sheppard;  Billy [banjo comedian] Carter
7)
Banjo solos
Participants:  Billy [banjo comedian] Carter
8)
Storm galop
Composer(s): Unidentified
Participants:  Helene [dancer] Smith
9)
Digging for gold
Participants:  Nelse Seymour;  Frank Kerns;  Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Sheppard

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 14 August 1870, 12.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 20 August 1870, 158.