Mephisto and the Four Sensations

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 February 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Sep 1873, Evening
09 Sep 1873, Evening
10 Sep 1873, Matinee
10 Sep 1873, Evening

Program Details

Mephisto included the Madrigal Boys burlesque.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Mephisto and the Four Sensations
Text Author: Rowe
Participants:  Lydia Thompson Burlesque Troupe;  M. [caricaturist] Collodion
2)
"Madrigal Boys burlesque"

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 07 September 1873, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 09 September 1873, 4.

The performance “introduce[s] the latest music of the day, Burlesque on the Madrigal Boys.”

3)
Review: New York Herald, 13 September 1873, 7.

“A large house greeted this reproduction [of Mephisto] and the piece was well received.”