American Theatre
Event Information
Venue(s):
Butler's American Theatre [444 Bdway--before 3/66]
Conductor(s):
Fred Van Olker
Ballet Director / Choreographer:
Paul Brilliant
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
28 April 2023
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
18 May 1863, Evening19 May 1863, Evening
20 May 1863, Evening
21 May 1863, Evening
22 May 1863, Evening
23 May 1863, Evening
23 May 1863, 2:30 PM
Program Details
Mons. La Thorne, stage manager
E.N. Slocum, minstrel (late of Hooley’s) [WED-SAT]
E.N. Slocum, minstrel (late of Hooley’s) [WED-SAT]
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Augusta Walby; Eva Brent; William H. [pantomimist] Bartholomew; E. N. [Minstrel] Slocum; Clara Bogart; Matilda Schultze; Frances LeRoy; Lizzie [actor] Schultze; A. (Miss) [American Theatre] Howard; Louise Walby; George [vocal/banjo] Warren; Charley White; Thomas Grattan Riggs; Mary [dancer] Blake; Florence Wells; James F. Wambold; Millie Flora; Thomas Henry [Ethiopian comedian] Ryan; Charles E. Collins; Bob [minstrel] Hart; James S. Maffit
Citations
1)
“A GRAND COMBINATION OF ALL AMUSEMENTS, artistic pantomime, magnificent ballet, sparkling comedy, mirthful burlesque, local extravaganza, gems of opera, Ethiopian delineation, graceful and daring gymnastics, sentimental and comic vocalism, negro eccentricities, gorgeous tableaux.”
5)
Lists Mary Blake; Matilda Schultze; Lizzie Walby; Howard; Berger.