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:
22 October 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

27 Jun 1870, Evening
28 Jun 1870, Evening
29 Jun 1870, Evening
30 Jun 1870, Evening
01 Jul 1870, Evening
02 Jul 1870, Evening
02 Jul 1870, 1:00 PM

Program Details

Benefit of Mrs. Gilbert on Thursday, June 30, 1870.

Performers and/or Works Performed

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

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 26 June 1870, 9.

Full cast list.

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 26 June 1870, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Herald, 27 June 1870, 4.

Fernande “still continues the strong hold at the Fifth Avenue theatre [sic]. During the past week the establishment has been nightly thronged with fashionable and appreciative audiences.”

4)
Announcement: New-York Times, 30 June 1870, 4.

For Gilbert benefit; praises her highly.

5)
Review: New York Post, 05 July 1870, 2.

Linda Dietz (debut) in the role of Georgette.