New York Foundling Asylum Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Union Square Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Sheridan Shook

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Oct 1873, 1:30 PM

Program Details

Given by the “Charity Amateur Dramatic Association” managed by Mrs. Sheridan Shook (presumably the wife of the Union Square Theatre’s proprietor, Sheridan Shook).

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Honeymoon, The
aka Honey moon
Text Author: Tobin
2)
Rough diamond, The
Text Author: Buckstone

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 25 October 1873, 9.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 26 October 1873, 13.
3)
Review: New York Herald, 30 October 1873, 7.

No mention of music. A full house and $3,000 raised.