Bowery Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Bowery Theatre (after 1/67)

Manager / Director:
William B. Freligh

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
30 April 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

25 Dec 1873, 2:00 PM
25 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM
26 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM
27 Dec 1873, 2:00 PM
27 Dec 1873, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Hernandez-Foster Pantomime Troupe;  Jee Children
2)
Irish tutor, The; or New lights, [farce]
aka New lights
Text Author: Glengall
3)
Mother Goose, [Hernandez Foster]
4)
Indian box trick
aka $10,000 African box, The

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 21 December 1873, 4.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 25 December 1873, 2.
3)
Review: New York Clipper, 03 January 1874, 318.

“The Hernandez Foster Pantomime Troupe commenced an engagement at the Bowery Theatre at the matinee performance on Christmas when ‘Mother Goose’ received its first representation.” Long description of performance and especially of the Indian box trick. No mention of music.