Jack Sheppard

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
James E. [manager, proprietor] Hayes

Manager / Director:
John H. Selwyn

Conductor(s):
F. [conductor] Strebinger

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

22 May 1871, 8:00 PM
23 May 1871, 8:00 PM
24 May 1871, 2:00 PM
24 May 1871, 8:00 PM
25 May 1871, 8:00 PM
26 May 1871, 8:00 PM
27 May 1871, 2:00 PM
27 May 1871, 8:00 PM

Program Details

New adaption of Harrison Ainsworth’s novel; reconstructed version of Buckstone’s drama.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
aka Life and adventures of Jack Sheppard
Text Author: Buckstone
Participants:  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Owen Wood);  Ada [actress and dancer] Harland (role: Jack Sheppard)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 21 May 1871, 7.
2)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 23 May 1871, 4.

No mention of music.

3)
Review: New York Herald, 26 May 1871, 8.

No mention of music.