Theatre Comique

Event Information

Venue(s):
Theatre Comique [1867- : 514 Broadway]

Proprietor / Lessee:
Josh Hart [actor, minstrel]

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
31 March 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 Dec 1873, Evening
02 Dec 1873, Evening
03 Dec 1873, Matinee
03 Dec 1873, Evening
04 Dec 1873, Evening
05 Dec 1873, Evening
06 Dec 1873, Matinee
06 Dec 1873, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Worrell Sisters;  Carroll Family;  Jennie [vocalist] Hughes;  Kitty [dancer] O'Neil;  Thomas Harper;  Sophia Elma;  Jennie Saturlee;  H. H. Pratt;  Jennie Yeamans;  Edward Harrigan;  Eph Horn;  R. M. [dancer] Carroll;  Ada [singer] Wray;  Marie [dancer] Gorenflo;  John [dancer] Carroll;  Frank Kerns;  Johnny Wild
2)
Ixion, [burlesque]
aka Ixion, in the Bowery; or, The new man at the wheel
Participants:  Worrell Sisters
3)
Irish hearts, [sketch]
Participants:  Eph Horn;  Jennie [vocalist] Hughes;  Edward Harrigan
4)
"Flags of all nations," [burlesque]
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Edward Harrigan
5)
Essence of old Virginny
aka Essence of old Virginia; Essence of ol' Virginny; Essence of ole Virginia; Quint essence of Old Virginny; Quaint essence of Old Virginny; Quintessence of Old Virginny; Essence of Old Birginia
Participants:  Thomas Harper
6)
Vinegar bitters
Participants:  Johnny Wild;  Frank Kerns
7)
Recruits for Cuba
8)
McFaddens, The
aka McFadden family, The; Collecting the rent; Sixth Ward McFaddens

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 30 November 1873, 4.

Full program.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 01 December 1873, 4.

Full cast list.

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 13 December 1873, 294.

“Eph Horn, Sophie Worrell, Irene Worrell, and Harry Pratt in their various specialties enlivened the past week’s programme at the Theatre Comique… Miss Jennie Hughes among her serio-comic songs sung [sic] one which contained allusions to the latest news topics of the day, and which was lavishly applauded… Little Jennie Yeamans gave with much archness songs with banjo accompaniment… Sophie Elma sang a fresh collection of songs. Edward Harrigan, among his comic songs, which were exceedingly well rendered, introduced a burlesque on Tony Pastor’s song of ‘The Flags of all Nations,’ giving the flag of quarantine, the flag of the auctioneer, and, after singing a verse which led the audience to believe that the German flag would be shown, he displayed the flag of Ireland. The flags were placed in a flour barrel. The excellent performances of R. M. Carroll and his three little songs in ‘The McFadden Family’ created uproarious laughter…” No further mention of music.