Grand Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
Augustin Daly

Manager / Director:
Augustin Daly

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
8 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

23 Sep 1873, Evening
24 Sep 1873, Evening
25 Sep 1873, Evening
26 Sep 1873, Evening
27 Sep 1873, 1:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
Text Author: Morton

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 21 September 1873, 7.

Full cast list with roles.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 21 September 1873, 13.
3)
Review: New York Post, 24 September 1873, 2.

“…the play was trashy and bad…” No mention of music.

4)
Review: New-York Times, 24 September 1873, 4.

Calls Haunted Houses “pure rubbish.” No mention of music.

5)
Review: New York Sun, 24 September 1873, 3.

No mention of music.

6)
Review: New York Herald, 24 September 1873, 3.

No mention of music.

7)
Review: New York Clipper, 10 October 1873, 214.
Walcot “quickly gained the favor of the audience. She is 
endowed with a pleasing…musical voice.” Long review, but no other mention of music.