Fortunio and his Gifted Servants

Event Information

Venue(s):
Union Square Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Sheridan Shook

Price: $.75; $.25 gallery; $1.50 reserved seat; $10 private box

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
18 May 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

10 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
11 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
12 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
13 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
14 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
15 Jun 1872, 2:30 PM
15 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Fortunio and his seven gifted servants
Text Author: Planché
Participants:  Mrs. James A. Oates’s Burlesque Troupe;  Herr Färber

Citations

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

“New features; new ballet. Prof. Farber’s marvelous talking machine, which speaks any language, laughs and sings.”

2)
Review: New-York Times, 12 June 1872, 4.

Prof. Farber’s talking machine.

3)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 13 June 1872, 8.

Introduction of a talking machine.