Humpty Dumpty

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
James E. [manager, proprietor] Hayes

Manager / Director:
John H. Selwyn

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
27 November 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

22 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM
23 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM
24 Jan 1872, 2:00 PM
24 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM
25 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM
26 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM
27 Jan 1872, 2:00 PM
27 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Humpty Dumpty
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  Kiralfy Ballet and Pantomime Troupe;  Martens Family;  Wilson Brothers [gymnasts];  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Clown);  Charles Kemble Fox (role: Pantaloon)
2)
"Duetto buffo di due gatti"
aka Cat duet
Composer(s): Rossini

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 21 January 1872, 7.
2)
Review: New York Post, 26 January 1872, 2.

Brief; no mention of music.

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 27 January 1872, 342.

Efforts to induce G. L. Fox to appear in his pantomime in London and the principal European cities.

4)
Review: New York Clipper, 03 February 1872, 350.

Brief; performance of the Wilson Brothers, gymnasts.