Tony Pastor’s Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Tony Pastor's Opera House

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
22 November 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

31 Mar 1873, Evening
01 Apr 1873, Evening
01 Apr 1873, 2:30 PM
02 Apr 1873, Evening
03 Apr 1873, Evening
04 Apr 1873, Evening
05 Apr 1873, Evening
05 Apr 1873, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Delehanty and Hengler [minstrels];  Tony Pastor;  Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Emmett;  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews;  Harry Hart [Ethiopian Comedian];  Gus [comic singer] Williams;  Billy [banjo comedian] Carter;  Kitty Henderson;  George F. [comedian] Moore
2)
"Pretty little Jesalee"
aka Pretty little Josalee; Pretty little Jessie
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Delehanty and Hengler [minstrels]
3)
"Dancing in the moonlight"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Delehanty and Hengler [minstrels]
4)
Pastimes on the levee; or, The watermelon man
aka Watermelon man
Participants:  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews
5)
Charleston girls, The
aka Charleston gals, De
Participants:  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews
6)
Banjo solos
Participants:  Billy [banjo comedian] Carter
7)
Comic songs
Participants:  Tony Pastor
8)
"Up a tree"
Composer(s): Clifton [composer-vocal]
Participants:  Tony Pastor
9)
"There's bound to be a row"
aka I'm a poor unlucky married man
Composer(s): Watson
Participants:  Tony Pastor
10)
Dutch songs
Participants:  Gus [comic singer] Williams
11)
Pathetic effusions
Participants:  Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Emmett

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 31 March 1873, 4.

“Ladies admitted free on Friday evenings.”

2)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 April 1873, 14.

“Gus Williams kept the audience in an almost constant roar of laughter by his singing of Dutch character songs and interpolated wisdoms. He likewise performed Dutch characters in two sketches.”