Lina Edwin’s Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Lina Edwin's Theatre

Conductor(s):
William Withers, Jr.

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
30 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Jan 1871, 8:00 PM
17 Jan 1871, 8:00 PM
18 Jan 1871, 8:00 PM
19 Jan 1871, 2:00 PM
19 Jan 1871, 8:00 PM
20 Jan 1871, 8:00 PM
21 Jan 1871, 2:00 PM
21 Jan 1871, 8:00 PM

Program Details

George Holland Testimonial at the Thursday matinee. (See separate event entry of 01/19/71: Announcement of George Holland Testimonials.)

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Frank Drew
2)
His last legs
Text Author: Bernard
3)
Mazeppa; or, The untamed rocking horse, [burlesque]
aka Untamed rocking horse; Mazeppa; or, The fiery untamed rocking horse

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 15 January 1871, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 16 January 1871, 8.
3)
Review: New York Post, 17 January 1871, 4.

“There are but few of the popular songs of the period in the piece; and the singing of ‘Gideon’s Band’ by a very funny quartet of men takes one back almost to the early days of negro minstrelsy.”

4)
Review: New-York Times, 17 January 1871, 5.

No mention of music.

5)
Review: New York Sun, 18 January 1871, 2.

No mention of music.

6)
Review: New York Clipper, 28 January 1871, 342.

No mention of music.