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; $.50 general admission; children half price

Event Type:
Band, Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

22 Sep 1873, All Day
23 Sep 1873, All Day
24 Sep 1873, All Day
25 Sep 1873, All Day
26 Sep 1873, All Day
27 Sep 1873, All Day

Program Details

Every afternoon at 3pm; every evening at 8pm.

Performers and/or Works Performed

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 21 September 1873, 13.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 22 September 1873, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Herald, 26 September 1873, 3.

Brief. “Miss Nilsson is to witness the performances of the Marionettes, at Robinson Hall, this evening.”

4)
Review: New York Herald, 28 September 1873, 6.

“The Marionnettes at Robinson Hall have made an irresistible appeal to the children and young people of New York. Observe that even Nilsson had to go on Friday evening to gather materials for future creation.”

5)
Review: New York Clipper, 04 October 1873, 206.

No mention of music; notes “a constantly increasing attendance.”