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:
20 February 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 May 1873, 8:00 PM
20 May 1873, 8:00 PM
21 May 1873, Matinee
21 May 1873, 8:00 PM
22 May 1873, 8:00 PM
23 May 1873, 8:00 PM
24 May 1873, Matinee
24 May 1873, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Zanfretta Troupe;  Worrell Sisters;  Remmelsberg Sisters;  Ida [dancer] Ross;  Helene [dancer] Smith;  George Atkins;  George H. Coes;  Add Ryman;  Billy West;  Minnie [vocalist] Jackson;  Joe [song and dance] Lang;  Luke Schoolcraft;  Sam [minstrel tenor] Holdsworth;  Louise Arnott
2)
Robbers of ye olden time, Ye
Participants:  Worrell Sisters
3)
Jocko; or, The Brazilian ape, [pantomime]
Participants:  Zanfretta Troupe

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 18 May 1873, 11.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 31 May 1873, 70.

“Luke Schoolcraft’s benefit on Friday was well attended.”