Theatre Comique

Event Information

Venue(s):
Theatre Comique [1867- : 514 Broadway]

Proprietor / Lessee:
Josh Hart [actor, minstrel]

Manager / Director:
Josh Hart [actor, minstrel]

Conductor(s):
Fritz Wannemacher

Price: $.50; $1 reserved seat; $.25 family circle

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
28 July 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

13 May 1872, Evening
14 May 1872, Evening
15 May 1872, Matinee
15 May 1872, Evening
16 May 1872, Evening
17 May 1872, Evening
18 May 1872, Matinee
18 May 1872, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Devere Brothers;  Johnny Wild;  Larry Tooley;  Dora Dawron;  Johnny Hart
2)
Forty-seven articles
aka 47 articles
3)
Jim Crow alive again
aka Jim Crow alive
Text Author: Cavanaugh
4)
Clog dance
aka Clog reel
Participants:  Devere Brothers

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 12 May 1872, 4.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 25 May 1872, 62.

“She [Ms. Dawron] sang duets, changimg her voice to suit the figure presented to the audience. The two voices were distinctly marked and the vocal effects were favorably received.”