Law in New York

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:
8 February 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
09 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
10 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
11 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM
12 Apr 1873, 2:00 PM
12 Apr 1873, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Law in New York
Text Author: Robson
Participants:  Stuart Robson

Citations

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

No mention of music. 

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 19 April 1873, 22.

“His [Robson’s] performance of the song-and-dance ‘You May Talk About Your Fascinating Beauties’’ was extremely ludicrous. Among other songs sung by him, ’Guzzling Jim and Gorging Billy,’ and his imitations of an Italian prima donna, won much favor.”