Event Information
Venue(s):
Chickering's Rooms
Price: $1
Performance Forces:
Vocal
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
12 May 2023
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
21 Dec 1870, Evening
23 Dec 1870, Evening
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 19 December 1870, 10.
“The little son of Mr. Oliver B. Goldsmith . . will give a Shakespearian recitation . . . This extraordinary child is only six years, and repeats with wonderful expression whole scenes from Shakespeare.”
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 20 December 1870, 11.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 24 December 1870, 302.
4)
Review: New York Herald, 24 December 1870, 10.
Brief review of Little Ollie’s performance. “Miss Sterling, the excellent contralto, sang several ballads that were repeatedly encored, and Mr. Joseph Poznanski’s performance on the piano was highly appreciated by the audience.”
