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:
18 May 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

10 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
11 Jun 1872, 2:00 PM
11 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Humpty Dumpty
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  Martens Family;  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Clown);  Charles Kemble Fox (role: Pantaloon)
2)
Lottery ticket, The
aka Lottery ticket, The; or, The lawyer's clerk; Village friend, The; or, The lottery ticket; Lawyer's clerk; 2450
Text Author: Beazley
Participants:  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Wormwood)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 09 June 1872, 7.

Final three performances. Tuesday performances for the benefit of G. L. Fox, who will also appear as Wormwood in the Lottery Ticket. Theatre to be closed until next Monday. 

2)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 12 June 1872, 5.

Includes Fox’s farewell remarks.

3)
Review: New-York Times, 12 June 1872, 4.

Includes Fox’s remarks to the audience.

4)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 15 June 1872, 86.
5)
Review: New York Clipper, 22 June 1872, 94.

Includes G. W. L. Fox’s farewell remarks. Summary of the past season appended.