Geneva Cross

Event Information

Venue(s):
Union League Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Sheridan Shook

Manager / Director:
A. M. Palmer

Conductor(s):
Henry Tissington

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 Oct 1873, 8:00 PM
02 Oct 1873, 8:00 PM
03 Oct 1873, 8:00 PM
04 Oct 1873, 1:30 PM
04 Oct 1873, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
Composer(s): Tissington

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Sun, 30 September 1873, 1.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 01 October 1873, 4.

Full cast list with roles.

3)
Review: New York Post, 02 October 1873, 2.
4)
Review: New-York Times, 02 October 1873, 5.

Long plot description; no mention of music.

5)
Review: New York Herald, 02 October 1873, 7.

No mention of music.

6)
Review: New York Sun, 04 October 1873, 1.

No mention of music.

7)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 October 1873, 2.

A notice from Morris Krauskopf alleging that Rowe’s Geneva cross “is a violation of my copyrights protecting my rights to any and all the elements of my plays, ‘War and Peace’ and ‘Cedar and Oak.’ I will hold you responsible for each and all such violations.”

8)
Review: New York Clipper, 11 October 1873, 222.

No mention of music; long list of company and staff members.