Lalla Rookh Private Performance

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
John F. [manager] Cole

Manager / Director:
John F. [manager] Cole

Conductor(s):
Henry Tissington

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 March 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Mar 1872, 8:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Lalla Rookh; or, The pearl of India
Text Author: Foster
Participants:  Susan Galton (role: singing page)
2)
Lalla Rookh, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Tissington

Citations

1)
Review: New-York Times, 18 March 1872, 3.

Rehearsal prior to the opening on Monday; includes a list of the musical numbers; complete cast listing.  “The chorus has been selected with care and sing in time—a remarkable feature in itself.”

2)
Review: New York Clipper, 23 March 1872, 406.

Dress rehearsal; terminated about 5:30 am.