Morte civile

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Sep 1873, 8:00 PM

Program Details

American premiere of La morte civile.

First performance originally scheduled for September 23, 1873, but postponed because of missing costumes and props, which were stuck on a docked steamship.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Morte civile, La
Text Author: Giacometti
Participants:  Salvini Dramatic Troupe;  Tommaso Salvini (role: Corrado);  Isolina Piamonti (role: Rosalie)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 21 September 1873, 13.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 23 September 1873, 7.

“Mr. Grau regrets to announce that in consequence of his inability to procure from the steamer Tyrian, which arrived only yesterday, the COSTUMES and PROPERTIES necessary for the proper production of Giacometti’s new play, LA MORTE CIVILE, it will be impossible to produce this great work TO-NIGHT. Therefore no performance will take place this evening, and the first performance…has been deferred until FRIDAY EVENING.”

3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 25 September 1873, 7.
4)
Announcement: New-York Times, 26 September 1873, 5.

Plot summary.

5)
Announcement: New York Herald, 26 September 1873, 3.

Long announcement with plot summary.

6)
Review: New York Sun, 27 September 1873, 1.

No mention of music.

7)
Review: New York Post, 27 September 1873, 2.

No mention of music.

8)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 27 September 1873, 5.

No mention of music.

9)
Review: New-York Times, 27 September 1873, 5.

Enormous review; negatively reviews play but positively reviews Salvini. No mention of music.

10)
Review: New York Herald, 27 September 1873, 3.

Long and unfavorable review of the play itself.