“To-morrow, Tony Pastor’s Opera-house [sic] will be thrown open to the public. Mr. Pastor, who is a host in himself, will take part in the entertainment, and he has secured the co-operation of a very efficient company.”

Several cards for the reopening of Tony Pastor’s. Full cast list. Jennie Engel appears “in her new songs and characters.”

Various cards advertising the attractions of the Tuesday matinee. Tony Pastor “sings a lot of new songs to-day.”

“Mr. Tony Pastor has opened his opera-house, in the Bowery, and the first nights of his season have been promising in no common degree. Mr. Pastor’s entertainments have at least the merit of variety. This week, for example, they include songs by Miss Jennie Engel, ‘character duets’ by the Freeman sisters, Ethiopian acts by Mr. George Thatcher, Irish sketches by Mr. and Miss Fielding, Dutch ditties by Mr. George S. Knight, protean performances by Miss Ella Werner, and dances by Messrs. Delehanty and Hengler. And they have, of course, for their strongest element the achievements of Mr. Pastor himself. Mr. Pastor is really a capital comic singer, and the uproarious applause which greets him when he appears, in a neat but not gaudy attire, compromising a white silk hat, a sky-blue velvet coat, and a vest and trowsers [sic] of immaculately white linen, is proven, by his spirited delivery of at least half a dozen songs, to be well deserved.”

“TONY PASTOR, who, on Sept. 13, concluded one of the most successful tours, in a pecuniary as well as an artistic sense, ever made in this country, has returned to this city, and, it is said, with a profit exceeding $50,000. This evening, Sept. 15, his opera-house, which during the recess has been freshened, newly decorated and upholstered, will be opened for the regular season with the following company: [lists company and staff].”

Describes changes made to the hall. “…Miss Jennie Engel, attired in a charming toilette, sang fresh serio-comic songs, and was thrice recalled. The Freeman Sisters, Lizzie and Susie, sang a couple of character duets, with rapid changes of costume, and subsequently performed a duet upon banjos with interpolated witticisms, all of which were received with marked favor. As Tony Pastor, clad in a coat of light-blue silk-velvet, white vest, pantaloons and hat, stepped upon the stage, the applause became almost deafening. His selections of comic songs were heard for the first time in this city, and were sung with that dash and spirit, and were suffused with a flow of unctuous humor, which have ever characterized his performances. The good nature with which he responded to the numerous recalls by the audience added zest to the entertainment. He is confessedly the best comic singer in America, and has deservedly won that high position. George Thatcher in an act entitled ‘Old Black Joe’ gave quite an artistic impersonation of an aged negro, and sang some of the old-time songs with market effect, having a powerful and resonant voice thoroughly under control. During the act an invisible quartet won considerable applause for excellent vocalization. John and Maggie Fielding in their Irish character duets were fully up to their usual standard of excellence, and were several times recalled. George S. Knight made a marked impression in his Dutch character songs and recitations….Delehanty and Hengler, who hold high rank among song-and-dance men, performed one of their new compositions, entitled ‘Pretty Little Jessie,’ which proved entertaining. Subsequently they gave a burlesque duet, a comical boy-and-girl act, and a bone duet which elicited much applause…Miss Ella Wesner, who is noted for the faultless fit of her male attire, in her character songs and changes displayed three suits which excited the envy of the male portion of the audience. Her songs were new and entertaining, particularly so the final one, entitled ‘Nicodemus,’ in which she wore a sailor’s garb and danced a hornpipe with grace and ease…An excellent business was done during the week.”