Wandering Dutchman

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Manager / Director:
George A. F. Wood

Price: $.30

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 February 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

25 Nov 1872, 8:00 PM
26 Nov 1872, 8:00 PM
27 Nov 1872, 8:00 PM
28 Nov 1872, 8:00 PM
29 Nov 1872, 8:00 PM
30 Nov 1872, 2:00 PM
30 Nov 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Wandering Dutchman, The
Text Author: Unknown playwright
Participants:  Johnny Thompson (role: Hagelspragen)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 24 November 1872, 7.

Written expressly for Thompson.

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 26 November 1872, 5.

“Mr. Johnny Thompson, who assumes the principal part, finds in it ample opportunity for the display of his peculiar accomplishments, which consist of banjo solos, dances, and the clever use of a variety of instruments.”

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 07 December 1872, 286.

“None of the characters are powerfully drawn, and all were subsidiary to that of Hagelspragen, which was well acted by Johnny Thompson, although it must be confessed that his introduced songs and dances, likewise his performances upon a great variety of musical instruments, constitute the magnet which not only attracted good-sized audiences, but also gave them a satisfactory entertainment.”