Announcement of George Holland Testimonials

Event Information

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Record Information

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Published

Last Updated:
30 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Jan 1871

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  George [comedian] Holland

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 15 January 1871, 7.
“The Holland Testimonial.
 
Grand Concerted Demonstration by the Dramatic Profession for the Benefit of the Window and Children of the Late George Holland.
 
Performances will be given at nearly Every Place of Amusement in New York and Brooklyn, Thursday Matinee, Jan 19.”
 
Lists participating “volunteers” (performers) and all of the involved theaters: Booth’s; Wallack’s; Fifth Avenue Theatre; Niblo’s Garden; Olympic Theatre; Wood’s Museum; Lina Edwin’s; New-York Circus; Bowery Theatre; Park Theatre (Brooklyn); Academy of Music (Brooklyn).
 
See separate event entries for these theaters on 01/19/71 for information about their individual testimonial performances.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 28 January 1871, 342.

“The Holland Testimonial matinee benefits at several theatres for the widow and children of the late George Holland, took place on Thursday, Jan. 19th. Although quite a handsome sum was netted, we think the committee who had the affair in charge erred in announcing all the perofrmances upon the same day. The patronage was very unequally distributed on account of very strong attraction being offered at some theatres, while at others very little, if any, novelty was to be found upon the programmes. The largest audience was assembled in Niblo’s Garden. The next best was to be found at Booth’s Theatre, while that at Wallack’s ranked only as third in point of numbers. All the artists carpenters, scene shifters, property men, stage managers, prompters, musicians, treasurers, doorkeepers, ushers and attaches of every grade attached to the various theatres gave their services gratuitously.” Goes on to outline some of the performances; a few mentions of various songs performed at different theaters.