New-York Circus

Event Information

Venue(s):
Hippotheatron

Manager / Director:
Lewis B. Lent

Conductor(s):
C. [conductor] Boswell

Price: $.50; $.25 children under ten; $.75 reserved

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 July 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

31 Oct 1870, 8:00 PM
01 Nov 1870, 8:00 PM
02 Nov 1870, 2:30 PM
02 Nov 1870, 8:00 PM
03 Nov 1870, 8:00 PM
04 Nov 1870, 8:00 PM
05 Nov 1870, 2:30 PM
05 Nov 1870, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Robert Stickney;  Caroline Rolland;  Charles Fillis;  L. [juggler] Lozada

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 30 October 1870, 7.
2)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 03 November 1870, 5.

No mention of music.

3)
Review: New York Herald, 04 November 1870, 4.

“Mr. Boswold’s orchestra is superior to what one generally hears at an establishment of this kind.”

4)
Review: New-York Times, 06 November 1870, 5.

Brief; no mention of music.

5)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 November 1870, 254.

“The band, under the leadership of C. Boswell, is deserving of especial mention; the selections of music are good and well performed.”