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):
Henry Wannemacher

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

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 October 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

30 Sep 1872, 8:00 PM
01 Oct 1872, 8:00 PM
02 Oct 1872, 2:30 PM
02 Oct 1872, 8:00 PM
03 Oct 1872, 8:00 PM
04 Oct 1872, 8:00 PM
05 Oct 1872, 2:30 PM
05 Oct 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Devere Brothers;  Johnny Wild;  Larry Tooley;  Frank Kerns;  Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen;  Billy West;  Jennie Benson;  Johnny Hart;  Ada [singer] Wray;  Jennie [vocalist] Hughes;  Annie [serio-comic vocalist] Adams;  Maggie (La Petite) Benson;  Nellie [actress] Sanford;  Kitty [dancer] O'Neil
2)
Black dwarf, The
aka African dwarf; African dwarf Tommy
Participants:  Johnny Hart
3)
Am-u-let
aka Amulet; Hamlet burlesque; Am u let; Ham-u-let; Hamulet; Ham u let; Am I let
4)
Arrah na pogue, [burlesque]
aka Arrah na brogue

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 30 September 1872, 4.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 October 1872, 222.

“The only fault with the Theatre Comique is that the auditorium is not large enough to accommodate all those who apply for admission.”