Fanchon, the Cricket

Event Information

Venue(s):
Booth's Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Junius Brutus, Jr. Booth

Manager / Director:
Junius Brutus, Jr. Booth

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

06 Oct 1873, Evening
07 Oct 1873, Evening
08 Oct 1873, Evening
09 Oct 1873, Evening
10 Oct 1873, Evening
11 Oct 1873, Evening
11 Oct 1873, 1:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Fanchon, the cricket
aka Fanchon, the little cricket
Text Author: Waldauer
Participants:  James W. Collier (role: Landry);  Maggie Mitchell (role: Fanchon)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 05 October 1873, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 05 October 1873, 11.

“Incidental to the play, the celebrated shadow dance!”

3)
Review: New York Sun, 07 October 1873, 1.

No mention of music.

4)
Review: New York Post, 07 October 1873, 2.

No mention of music.

5)
Review: New-York Times, 07 October 1873, 5.

No mention of music.