Athenaeum

Event Information

Venue(s):
Athenaeum

Manager / Director:
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:
16 February 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

05 May 1873, 8:00 PM
06 May 1873, 8:00 PM
07 May 1873, Matinee
07 May 1873, 8:00 PM
08 May 1873, 8:00 PM
09 May 1873, 8:00 PM
10 May 1873, Matinee
10 May 1873, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Worrell Sisters;  Reynolds Brothers;  George Atkins;  George H. Coes;  Billy West;  Lillie [actress] Hall;  Minnie [vocalist] Jackson;  Joe [song and dance] Lang;  Luke Schoolcraft;  Louise Arnott
2)
Field of the cloth of gold, The
Text Author: Brough
3)
Banjo solos
Participants:  Billy West
4)
Blacksmiths, The
5)
Schoolboys, The
6)
Intelligence office, The

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 May 1873, 4.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 17 May 1873, 54.

“Billy West’s songs with banjo accompaniment met with much favor.”