Shylock

Event Information

Venue(s):
Booth's Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Junius Brutus, Jr. Booth

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

27 Nov 1873, Evening
28 Nov 1873, Evening
29 Nov 1873, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Shylock; or, The merchant of Venice
Text Author: Talfourd
Participants:  Edwin Thomas Booth

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 23 November 1873, 4.
2)
Announcement: New York Post, 24 November 1873, 2.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 28 November 1873, 7.
4)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 01 December 1873, 9.

Reviews the whole Booth season. No mention of music.

5)
Review: New York Clipper, 06 December 1873, 286.

Brief. Suggests Booth’s engagement was not altogether successful.