Duke’s Motto

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Conductor(s):
Harvey Bradley Dodworth

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
6 April 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
04 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
05 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
06 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
07 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
08 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM

Program Details

John Brougham's The duke’s motto (drama) includes “Wine, bright wine” (song) and “While there’s life there’s hope” (song).


Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
aka I am all here to-night
Text Author: Brougham
3)
Composer(s): Brougham
4)
Composer(s): Dodworth
Text Author: Brougham

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 02 August 1863, 7.
“Complete and splendid Grand Ballet”
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 03 August 1863, 5.
“[T]he ‘Duke’s Motto’ will be repeated until further notice.  It is good for the rest of the month at all event.”
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 03 August 1863, 7.

“ORIGINAL MUSIC, under the direction of Harvey B. Dodworth.”

4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 03 August 1863, 7.
“Tenth Week!”
5)
Announcement: New York Post, 05 August 1863, 2.

“Niblo’s Garden still draws.  Brougham’s ‘romantic drama’ and Collins’ songs of ‘Wine, Bright Wine,’ and ‘While there’s Life there’s Hope,’ are attractions.”

6)
Announcement: New York Post, 07 August 1863.

7)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 08 August 1863, 131.

“A good and profitable motto is the ‘Duke’s Motto,’ still in the height of its popularity at Niblo’s Garden.  We see that some of the papers advise Mr. Wheatley to take off the play, and give us something fresh.  Of course Mr. W. will not do any such thing; he manages his theatre for the purpose of making money, and just so long as he can play the ‘Duke’s Motto’ to a profitable account, just so long will he keep it on the bills.  The crowds that flock to see the play show that the piece has not half run out yet.”

8)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 08 August 1863, 136.

“Musical Conductor . . . HARVEY B. DODWORTH”

9)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 08 August 1863, 7.

10)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 08 August 1863, 7.

11)
Announcement: New York Post, 08 August 1863, 2.