Fernande

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fifth Avenue Theatre (1867-73)

Proprietor / Lessee:
Augustin Daly

Manager / Director:
Augustin Daly

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 September 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

07 Jun 1870, Evening
08 Jun 1870, Evening
09 Jun 1870, Evening
10 Jun 1870, Evening
11 Jun 1870, Evening
11 Jun 1870, 1:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Fernande, [Sardou]
Text Author: Sardou
Participants:  Agnes [actress] Ethel;  Emilie [actress] Kiehl;  Amy [actress] Ames;  G. F. [actor] DeVere;  George H. [actor] Clarke;  Anne Hartley Gilbert [actress];  James [actor, dancer] Lewis;  Fanny [actress] Morant;  G. S. Parkes;  D. H. Harkins;  Fanny Lily Gipsey Davenport
2)
Fernande, [Incidental music]
Composer(s): Stoepel

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 27 May 1870, 4.

“‘Fernande,’ the last reigning sensation in Paris, will be produced at the Fifth Avenue on June 7. It is one of Sardou’s best and most emotional plays… As a photograph of the human heart it is far stronger and more effective than even ‘Frou-Frou.’”

2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 05 June 1870, 5.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 05 June 1870, 7.
4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 June 1870, 9.

Full cast list.

5)
Review: New York Herald, 08 June 1870, 9.

Long review; includes plot synopsis. No mention of music. Additional review on 06/09/70, p. 6; no mention of music.

6)
Review: New-York Times, 08 June 1870, 4.

No mention of music.

7)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 08 June 1870, 5.

No mention of music.

8)
Review: New York Post, 08 June 1870, 2.

No mention of music.

9)
Review: New York Sun, 09 June 1870, 2.

Long review. “…The third act was so brilliant that the scenic artist, Mr. Roberts, was twice called before the curtain, and then the audience was not content to let the play go on till Mr. Daly also had made his appearance…” No mention of music.

10)
Review: New York Herald, 10 June 1870, 6.

Brief. “Hundreds were turned away from the Fifth Avenue theatre [sic] last night unable to obtain admission. Every seat was taken long before the rise of the curtain.”

11)
Review: New-York Times, 10 June 1870, 4.

No mention of music.

12)
Review: New-York Times, 12 June 1870, 4.

No mention of music.

13)
Review: New York Clipper, 18 June 1870, 86.

Long review with plot synopsis. No mention of music.