Grand Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Manager / Director:
John F. [manager] Cole

Conductor(s):
Henry Tissington

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
13 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

22 May 1871, Evening
23 May 1871, Evening
24 May 1871, Evening
25 May 1871, Evening
26 May 1871, Evening
27 May 1871, Evening
27 May 1871, 2:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  London, Paris, and New York Pantomime Company;  Jules [cornet] Levy;  Alfred [skater] Moe;  Maria Bonfanti;  Ethel [burlesque actress] Norman;  G. [dancer] Novissimo;  Charles [clown, pantomimist] Abbott;  E. T. [skater, dancer] Goodrich;  Belle Howitt
2)
Three hunchbacks
Text Author: McCloskey
Participants:  London, Paris, and New York Pantomime Company
3)
Skating act
aka Skating scene
Participants:  Alfred [skater] Moe;  E. T. [skater, dancer] Goodrich
4)
Cornet solo
Participants:  Jules [cornet] Levy
5)
"Last rose of summer, The"
aka Letzte Rose
Composer(s): Traditional
Text Author: Moore
Participants:  Jules [cornet] Levy

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 22 May 1871, 16.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 24 May 1871, 3.

No mention of music.

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 03 June 1871, 70.

“Miss Howitt acted Zuleika in a charming manner, her impersonation being arch and spirited. An opportunity was afforded her for the performance of two songs and dances—‘Its naughty but its nice,’ and Dew d’Andes,’ both of which were so effectively rendered that the audience demanded their repetition. She was costumed with taste.”