Duke’s Motto
Event Information
Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden
Conductor(s):
Harvey Bradley Dodworth
Ballet Director / Choreographer:
Mr. Ronzani
Event Type:
Play With Music
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
6 April 2011
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
29 Jun 1863, 8:00 PM30 Jun 1863, 8:00 PM
01 Jul 1863, 8:00 PM
02 Jul 1863, 8:00 PM
03 Jul 1863, 8:00 PM
04 Jul 1863, 8:00 PM
Program Details
John Brougham: The Duke’s Motto includes “Wine, bright wine” (song)
and “While there’s life there’s hope” (song).
and “While there’s life there’s hope” (song).
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Niblo's Garden, corps de ballet; John Collins [actor] (role: Carrickfergus)
Citations
2)
“[S]tirring and excellent drama . . . continues to attract overwhelming audiences.”
3)
“ORIGINAL MUSIC, under H.B. Dodworth’s direction.”
5)
Two ads. One ad gives Collins’ name as John. The ad again concerns copyright of the work, this time by Thomas E. Morris, who claims to have “sole copyright” and that John Collins has “by negotiation procured the sole privilege and right to the production” of the piece.
10)
“The very warm evenings that we have been experiencing of late and the great war excitement does not seem to interfere in the least with the attendance at this temple of the Muses. Throughout the past week the attendance on each evening was as great as during the first week the piece was produced. This is owing in a great measure not only to the superior acting of Messrs. Collins and Wheatley and the entire dramatic Company, but to the magnificent scenery and the superb appointments surrounding the piece. The theatre is one of the coolest in the city, being well ventilated from top to bottom. This alone is sufficient to attract a good attendance. Mr. Wheatley by his spirited acting, and Mr. Collins by his fine singing, continue to be the principal features of the piece and will be as long as it runs, which at the present writing promises to be for an unlimited time.”