Winter’s Tale

Event Information

Venue(s):
Booth's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
20 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

25 Apr 1871, Evening
26 Apr 1871, Evening
27 Apr 1871, Evening
28 Apr 1871, Evening
29 Apr 1871, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Winter's tale, The
aka Wintermarchen; Wintermärchen
Text Author: Shakespeare
Participants:  Lawrence Barrett (role: Leontes)
2)
Winter's tale, The, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Mollenhauer [viola-vn]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 23 April 1871, 7.

Complete cast.

2)
Review: New York Herald, 26 April 1871, 3.

“The incidental songs and dances give a pleasing variety to this romantic story.”

3)
Review: New York Post, 26 April 1871, 2.

No mention of music. 

4)
Review: New-York Times, 26 April 1871, 7.

No mention of music.

5)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 26 April 1871, 5.

No mention of music. 

6)
Review: New York Herald, 28 April 1871, 3.

No mention of music.

7)
Review: New-York Times, 30 April 1871, 5.

No mention of music. 

8)
Review: New York Sun, 01 May 1871, 3.

Very hard to read: “Mr Mollenhauer has contributed [illegible] music, and, like all that we have heard [illegible], it is graceful and musicianly.”  

9)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 06 May 1871, 38.

Complete cast.