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:
2 December 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM
30 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM
31 Jan 1872, 2:00 PM
31 Jan 1872, 8:00 PM
01 Feb 1872, 8:00 PM
02 Feb 1872, 8:00 PM
03 Feb 1872, 2:00 PM
03 Feb 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Humpty Dumpty
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  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, 28 January 1872, 7.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 30 January 1872, 7.

Brief; introduction of the Savoyard scene received with enthusiasm and encored.

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 10 February 1872, 358.

Brief; no mention of music.