Julius Caesar

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Manager / Director:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Conductor(s):
Giuseppe Operti

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 November 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

05 Sep 1870, Evening
07 Sep 1870, Evening
08 Sep 1870, Evening
10 Sep 1870, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Julius Caesar
Text Author: Shakespeare
Participants:  Edwin L. [actor] Davenport (role: Brutus);  Lawrence Barrett (role: Cassius);  Walter Montgomery (role: Mark Antony)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 September 1870, 12.

Complete cast listing. 

2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 04 September 1870, 4.
3)
Announcement: New York Post, 05 September 1870, 4.
4)
Review: New York Post, 06 September 1870, 6.

No mention of music.

5)
Review: New York Sun, 06 September 1870, 2.

No mention of music.

6)
Review: New-York Times, 06 September 1870, 4.

No mention of music.

7)
Review: New York Herald, 07 September 1870, 5.

No mention of music.

8)
Announcement: New York Herald, 08 September 1870, 8.

“One of the features of the tragedy of ‘Julius Caesar,’ performed at NIblo’s, is a grand triumphal march, composed by Signor G. Operti, leader of the orchestra, and played at the entrance of Caesar. It is far superior to the general standard of dramatic music.”

9)
Review: New York Post, 08 September 1870, 2.

Brief; no mention of music.

10)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 08 September 1870, 2.

No mention of music.

11)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 08 September 1870, 8.

Biographical information on Walter Montgomery.

12)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 17 September 1870, 190.

Brief biographical sketch of Walter Montgomery.

13)
Review: New York Clipper, 17 September 1870, 190.

No mention of music.