New-York Circus

Event Information

Venue(s):
Hippotheatron

Manager / Director:
Lewis B. Lent

Conductor(s):
C. [conductor] Boswell

Price: $.50; $.25 for children under ten; $.75 for reserved seat

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
20 September 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

20 Feb 1871, 8:00 PM
21 Feb 1871, 8:00 PM
22 Feb 1871, 2:30 PM
22 Feb 1871, 8:00 PM
23 Feb 1871, 8:00 PM
24 Feb 1871, 8:00 PM
25 Feb 1871, 2:30 PM
25 Feb 1871, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Caroline Rolland;  William [equestrian] Dutton;  George Donald [equestrian, age 14] Melville
2)
Blind man’s buff
3)
Cobbler's frolic, [ballet]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 19 February 1871, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 25 February 1871, 374.
3)
Review: New York Clipper, 04 March 1871, 382.

Debut of George Donald Melville. 14-year-old son of equestrian James Melville.