Bowery Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Bowery Theatre (after 1/67)

Manager / Director:
William B. Freligh

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
21 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

07 Jan 1871, 7:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Leopolds [gymnasts];  Frank Drew
2)
Avenger, The; or, The moor of Sicily
aka John di Procida; Sicilian avenger; Cicilian avenger
Text Author: Lee
3)
Ould Ireland and young America
aka Old Ireland and young America
Text Author: Unknown playwright
4)
Out on a spree
Text Author: Unknown playwright
5)
False colors; or, The free trader
aka Free trader, the
Text Author: Fitzball, Osbaldiston
6)
Trapeze act
aka Terrific trapeze; Swinging trapeze
Participants:  Leopolds [gymnasts]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 January 1871, 2.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 14 January 1871, 326.

“His [Frank Drew’s] singing is excellent, and forms an attractive feature of his performance.”