Union Square Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Union Square Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Sheridan Shook

Manager / Director:
A. M. Palmer

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 February 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Nov 1873, 8:00 PM
18 Nov 1873, 8:00 PM
19 Nov 1873, 8:00 PM
20 Nov 1873, 8:00 PM
21 Nov 1873, 8:00 PM
22 Nov 1873, Matinee
22 Nov 1873, 8:00 PM

Program Details

American premieres of both pieces.

Performers and/or Works Performed

4)
Composer(s): Tissington

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 November 1873, 7.

Full cast list.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 16 November 1873, 4.

Full cast list. “Begin at 8; over at 10:40.”

3)
Announcement: New-York Times, 17 November 1873, 5.
4)
Review: New York Post, 18 November 1873, 2.

“…The play went off very smoothly for a first performance, and was enhanced by charming scenery and good orchestral music.”

5)
Review: New-York Times, 18 November 1873, 5.

Long review. No mention of music.

6)
Review: New York Herald, 18 November 1873, 7.

No mention of music.

7)
Review: New York Sun, 19 November 1873, 2.

Long review. No mention of music.

8)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 19 November 1873, 4.

Long review. No mention of music.

9)
Review: New York Herald, 23 November 1873, 7.

No mention of music.

10)
Review: New York Clipper, 29 November 1873, 278.

Brief; no mention of music. Concludes: “The play will not become popular.”