Athenaeum
Event Information
Venue(s):
Athenaeum
Proprietor / Lessee:
Robert W. [manager] Butler
Conductor(s):
E. Cornu
Price: $.50; $1 reserved seat; $.25 gallery
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
8 February 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
07 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM08 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
09 Apr 1873, Matinee
09 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
10 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
11 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
12 Apr 1873, Matinee
12 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Reynolds Brothers; Zig Zags; H. Schwicardi; Ida [dancer] Ross; Helene [dancer] Smith; Laura le [dancer] Claire; George Atkins; George H. Coes; Lisa [actress] Weber; Minnie [vocalist] Jackson; Angelique [illusionist] Schott; Joe [song and dance] Lang; Luke Schoolcraft; E. W. [minstrel] Prescott
Citations
2)
“Two of our minor theatres, the Comique and the Atheneum, are making some progress in the right direction. These places ought to become the recognized homes of burlesque, and with skillful management they can extinguish the well-worn burned-cork minstrelsy by replacing it with a higher and equally popular class of amusements.”