Little Red Riding Hood
Event Information
Venue(s):
Robinson Hall
Manager / Director:
John E. [actor-manager] McDonough
H. A. Earnshaw
Conductor(s):
D. Frank Tully
Price: $1 reserved sofa; $.50 general admission; “children half price”
Event Type:
Band, Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
15 February 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
15 Sep 1873, All Day16 Sep 1873, All Day
17 Sep 1873, All Day
18 Sep 1873, All Day
19 Sep 1873, All Day
20 Sep 1873, All Day
Program Details
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
“…The Comic Fantoccini. Concluding with the fairy spectacle of Little Red Riding Hood.”
A brief but positive review. “Their representations naturally address themselves to the little ones; but as they have a great deal of novelty about them, many older heads will not consider them undeserving of a visit. An operatic and dramatic troupe so united and trustworthy is in itself a rare and gratifying sight.”
“At Robinson Hall the attendance has steadily increased, and from present prospects the Royal Marionettes will become a permanent and popular amusement. Matinees are given every day for the accommodation of children and suburban residents, and the entertainments conclude in ample time to allow the auditors to take the late afternoon trains running out of the city. While the entertainments are highly pleasing to adults, they afford a deal of innocent amusement to children.” Concludes with anecdote relaying a child’s remarks about the performance.