Bowery Theatre

Event Information

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

Manager / Director:
William B. Freligh

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
27 November 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

22 Jan 1872, Evening
23 Jan 1872, Evening
24 Jan 1872, Evening
25 Jan 1872, Evening
26 Jan 1872, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: George Swayne Buckley

2)

Rattlin the reefer; or, The tiger of the sea!

aka Tiger of the sea

Text Author: Unknown playwright

3)

Zip; or, A life's devotion

Text Author: Unknown playwright

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 21 January 1872, 2.

Buckley performs on twelve instruments, sings songs with jigs and breakdowns, and plays eight instruments simultaneously.

2)

Review: New York Clipper, 03 February 1872, 350.

“As the drama and his [Buckley’s] performances have already been commented upon by our correspondents in the various cities where he has hitherto acted it, we need add nothing further than to say that we coincide with their opinions.”