Metropolitan Theatre
Event Information
Venue(s):
Metropolitan Theatre
Manager / Director:
Robert W. [manager] Butler
Price: $1; $.50; $.25
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
16 April 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
22 Dec 1873, Evening23 Dec 1873, Evening
24 Dec 1873, Matinee
24 Dec 1873, Evening
25 Dec 1873, Matinee
25 Dec 1873, Evening
26 Dec 1873, Evening
27 Dec 1873, Matinee
27 Dec 1873, Evening
Program Details
Special Thursday (12/25/73) matinee this week for Christmas.
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
Full program (as listed above). Unclear if all of these works were performed every evening, or if this large program was only given on Christmas day. All ads list Sailor’s festival throughout the week.
“…Rollin Howard, who made his first appearance since his return from Europe, gave evidence of having made raid strides of improvement in his profession. He sang character and swell songs with rapid changes of costume, which were liberally applauded. Among these, which were all new, ‘Under the Lilac,’ ‘The Stepmother’ (his own composition) and ‘The D—d Scamp’ deserve especial commendation. He also sang, attired in a female costume, a burlesque on ‘Spring, Gentle Spring,’ which created much laughter… Master Barney and Sam Rickey acted a new musical sketch entitled ‘The Happy Irish Couple,’ and the former was very nearly made up like an Irish peasant-girl. Songs-and-dances by Walters and Morton… filled out the program. A good business has been done.”