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:
30 March 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 Apr 1872, 8:00 PM
02 Apr 1872, 8:00 PM
03 Apr 1872, 2:00 PM
03 Apr 1872, 8:00 PM
04 Apr 1872, 8:00 PM
05 Apr 1872, 8:00 PM
06 Apr 1872, 2:00 PM
06 Apr 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
3)
Tyrolean songs
Participants:  Martens Family

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Post, 27 March 1872, 2.

Forthcoming remodeling of the pantomime.

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 31 March 1872, 7.
3)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 02 April 1872, 4.

Brief; no mention of music.

4)
Review: New-York Times, 02 April 1872, 5.

Revised version of the pantomime.

5)
Review: New York Herald, 04 April 1872, 4.

“The Martens sang some new Tyrolean songs.”

6)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 06 April 1872, 6.

Revised version

7)
Review: New York Clipper, 13 April 1872, 14.

Reconstructed version.