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)

24 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).

COMMENT: No performance on TUES and probably not WED-SAT. See NYTr 08/26/63, p.5 and NYP 08/26/63, p.2.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Niblo's Garden, corps de ballet;  John Collins [actor] (role: Carrickfergus)
2)
Duke's motto, The; or, I am here!, [Play in 4 acts]
aka I am all here to-night
Text Author: Brougham
3)
Wine, bright wine
Composer(s): Brougham
Participants:  John Collins [actor]
4)
"While there's life there's hope"
Composer(s): Dodworth
Text Author: Brougham
Participants:  John Collins [actor]

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Post, 23 August 1863, 2.
“[F]ive nights more.”
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 24 August 1863, 7.

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

3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 24 August 1863, 7.

4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 25 August 1863, 7.
“LAST FOUR NIGHTS.”
5)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 26 August 1863, 7.

Announces Shylock for Saturday; no mention of  Duke’s Motto.

6)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 26 August 1863, 5.

“On account of the serious indisposition of Mr. Wheatley, there was no performance at Niblo’s last evening, and as there is no one to take his place in ‘The Duke’s Motto,’ It is doubtful whether the house will be opened again before Saturday night, when the regular Fall Season will be opened with Mr. Bankmann in his great part of Shylock.”

7)
Review: New York Post, 26 August 1863, 2.

“Niblo’s Theatre was closed last night in consequence of the sudden illness of Mr. Wheatley, and it is probably that no more performances of the ‘Duke’s Motto’ will be given.”

8)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 29 August 1863, 158.

“Mr. Collins, The Celebrated Irish Comedian and Vocalist, (the last week of his engagement,) as CARRICKFERGUS.”