American Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Butler's American Theatre [444 Bdway--before 3/66]

Conductor(s):
Fred Van Olker

Ballet Director / Choreographer:
Paul Brilliant

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 August 2010

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Jun 1863, Evening

Program Details

Ballet troupe (American Theatre Corps de Ballet).

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  American Theatre, corps de ballet;  Charles E. Collins;  Frances LeRoy;  Thomas Henry [Ethiopian comedian] Ryan;  Matilda Schultze;  Millie Flora;  Clara Bogart;  James F. Wambold;  E. N. [Minstrel] Slocum;  Florence Wells;  William H. [pantomimist] Bartholomew;  Mary [dancer] Blake;  Emma [dancer] Ross;  Thomas Grattan Riggs;  Tony Pastor;  Augusta Walby;  Charley White;  James S. Maffit;  Louise Walby;  Bob [minstrel] Hart;  Lizzie [actor] Schultze
2)
"How to end the war"
Participants:  Tony Pastor
3)
"Night about town, A"
Participants:  Tony Pastor
4)
"Pat Murphy of Meagher’s brigade"
aka Pat Murphy of Meaghen's brigade
Participants:  Tony Pastor
5)
"Advertising for a wife"
Participants:  Tony Pastor
6)
"Cartes de visite"
aka Carte-de-visite album, The
Participants:  Tony Pastor
7)
"Social club, The"
Participants:  Tony Pastor
8)
"I always take it cool"
Composer(s): Pastor
Text Author: Pastor
Participants:  Tony Pastor
9)
"Right man in the right place, The"
Composer(s): Pastor
Text Author: Pastor
Participants:  Tony Pastor
10)
"Fashions of the day, The"
Participants:  Tony Pastor
11)
"Mrs. McLaughlin’s party"
Participants:  Tony Pastor
12)
"Active boy, The"
Participants:  Charles E. Collins
13)
Happy old man, The
Participants:  Charles E. Collins
14)
"Union alphabet"
Participants:  Charles E. Collins
15)
"Song of tides"
Participants:  Charles E. Collins
16)
"Shouldn’t I like to get fat"
Participants:  Charles E. Collins
17)
Clog dance
aka Clog reel
Participants:  Charles E. Collins
18)
Roginet’s mishaps
Participants:  James S. Maffit;  William H. [pantomimist] Bartholomew

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 12 June 1863, 9.
Tony Pastor songs listed.  “Tony Pastor in a host of entirely new and original songs . . . and his great character song of MRS. McLAUGHLIN’S PARTY. . . . Collins in a number of new descriptive songs . . . and in his great clog dance.”
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 13 June 1863, 67.
3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 13 June 1863, 71.
4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 13 June 1863, 7.