Rip Van Winkle

Event Information

Venue(s):
Booth's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
25 February 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

21 Nov 1870, Evening
22 Nov 1870, Evening
23 Nov 1870, Evening
24 Nov 1870, Evening
24 Nov 1870, 1:30 PM
25 Nov 1870, Evening
26 Nov 1870, Evening
26 Nov 1870, 1:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Rip Van Winkle, [play by Boucicault]
aka Rip Van Winkle; or, The sleep of twenty years
Text Author: Boucicault
Participants:  Joseph, III Jefferson [actor]

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 20 November 1870, 4.

One hundredth consecutive performance on Tuesday.

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 20 November 1870, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Sun, 21 November 1870, 2.
4)
Announcement: New York Herald, 21 November 1870, 7.

Indispensability of Jefferson to the success of the play.

5)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 22 November 1870, 10.
6)
Review: New York Post, 23 November 1870, 2.

One hundredth consecutive performance took place last night.

7)
Review: New-York Times, 27 November 1870, 4.

Brief; no mention of music.