Thomas Central Park Sunday Garden Concert: 1st

Event Information

Venue(s):
Central Park Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
John Koch

Conductor(s):
Theodore Thomas [see also Thomas Orchestra]

Price: $.50; $1 extra, private box

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 August 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 May 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Thomas Orchestra

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 19 May 1872, 7.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 20 May 1872, 9.

“Thomas’ summer night concerts at Central Park Garden have been unprecedentedly successful this season. The wealth and fashion of the metropolis may be seen there, and for musical value and elegant accommodations the concerts and garden are without equal.