Broadway Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Broadway Theatre (728-30 Bdway.; Aug. 1873-)

Conductor(s):
Bernard Mollenhauer (Bretto) [vn]

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 April 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM
09 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM
10 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM
11 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM
12 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM
13 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
Text Author: Whiffin

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 07 December 1873, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 December 1873, 4.

“Each evening the comedy will be supplemented by Mr. Lingard’s new series of his famous sketches, including grand impersonations of the world’s celebrities.” Lists those celebrities.

3)
Review: New-York Times, 09 December 1873, 5.

Brief plot synopsis. No mention of music.

4)
Review: New York Clipper, 20 December 1873, 302.

Long review; little mention of music. “…After the conclusion of the drama, W. Horace Lingard performed a number of his excellent musical sketches, introducing some instantaneous changes in the presence of the audience, by means of wigs and beards placed upon tables at either side of the stage. Among these the operatic tenor and basso were very favorably received, and his singing in those voices was highly creditable. His living portraits of distinguished individuals met with applause.”