London Assurance: Fanny Davenport Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fifth Avenue Theatre (1867-73)

Proprietor / Lessee:
Augustin Daly

Manager / Director:
Augustin Daly

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

05 Jun 1871, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Text Author: Boucicault
Participants:  Edwin L. [actor] Davenport (role: Sir Harcourt Courtly);  Fanny Lily Gipsey Davenport (role: Lady Gay Spanker);  Julia [soprano] Gaylord (role: Grace Harkaway)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 04 June 1871, 7.

Julia Gaylord's debut.

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 05 June 1871, 2.
3)
Review: New York Herald, 06 June 1871, 6.

No mention of music.