Schnider

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Manager / Director:
Samuel Colville
James E. [manager, proprietor] Hayes

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 May 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
18 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
19 Jun 1872, 2:00 PM
19 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
20 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
21 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM
22 Jun 1872, 2:00 PM
22 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Schnider; or, Dot house von de Rhine
aka Schnieder; Schneider
Text Author: McCloskey
Participants:  Little [minstrel] Mac;  Johnny Allen [minstrel/variety] (role: Schnider);  Alice M. Harrison [vocal-actor] (role: Louisa)
2)
Double songs and dances
Participants:  Johnny Allen [minstrel/variety];  Alice M. Harrison [vocal-actor]

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 13 June 1872, 8.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 June 1872, 7.
3)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 18 June 1872, 4.

No mention of music; cast listing.

4)
Review: New-York Times, 20 June 1872, 5.

Brief; no mention of music.

5)
Review: New York Herald, 20 June 1872, 7.

“His [Allen’s] dancing and singing, however, are very good.” “Miss Alice Harrison plays Louisa, and dances and sings with great spirit.”

6)
Review: New York Clipper, 29 June 1872, 102.

Brief; no mention of music.