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:
4 April 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Dec 1873, Evening
09 Dec 1873, Evening
10 Dec 1873, Matinee
10 Dec 1873, Evening
11 Dec 1873, Evening
12 Dec 1873, Evening
13 Dec 1873, Matinee
13 Dec 1873, Evening

Program Details

It is unclear which members of the Carroll family besides R. M. Carroll performed at these events.

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;  James [minstrel] Bradley;  Marie [dancer] Gorenflo;  Johnny Wild;  Charley White
2)
Black-eyed Susan; or, The little bill that was taken up
Text Author: Burnand
Participants:  Worrell Sisters;  H. H. Pratt
3)
Editor's troubles, An, (Harrigan)
Text Author: Harrigan
Participants:  Edward Harrigan
4)
Slim Jim
aka Slim Jim the doorkeeper
Participants:  Eph Horn
5)
Night in a strange hotel, A

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 07 December 1873, 7.

Short paragraph about Josh Hart. He is a “manager who has happy sympathy with the popular instincts…”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 December 1873, 4.

Full cast list. “Entire change of bill. A new olio of fun.”

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 20 December 1873, 302.

“…A quintet song-and-dance by the Carrolls and James Bradley made a hit. Each performer gave a song-and-dance by himself, and then five appeared conjointly in one song-and-dance. They were liberally applauded and recalled. Sophie Elma sang ballads with her usual success; Tom Harper gave one-legged songs-and-dances; Kitty O’Neil gave some excellent jig dancing; Edward Harrigan’s fresh comic songs; and Mrs. John Wild, who reappeared after a brief absence caused by indisposition, sang serio-comic songs… Miss Jennie Hughes, who was also prevented, by illness, from appearing during a portion of the week, met with applause for her vocalisms…” No further mention of music.