Cryptogram

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
Charles R. Thorne, Sr.

Manager / Director:
Charles R. Thorne, Sr.

Conductor(s):
William Withers, Jr.

Price: $1 orchestra; $.50 dress circle; $.25 family circle

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 May 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Jun 1874, 8:00 PM
16 Jun 1874, 8:00 PM
17 Jun 1874, 8:00 PM
18 Jun 1874, 8:00 PM
19 Jun 1874, 8:00 PM
20 Jun 1874, 2:00 PM
20 Jun 1874, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Cryptogram, The
Text Author: Unknown playwright
Participants:  James C. Dunn [actor]
2)
"Sea, The"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  James C. Dunn [actor]

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 14 June 1874, 11.
2)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 16 June 1874, 4.

No mention of music; cast listing. 

3)
Review: New-York Times, 16 June 1874, 4.

No mention of music. 

4)
Review: New York Post, 16 June 1874, 2.

“The music provided by Mr. Withers and his orchestra is another very pleasing feature of an evening’s entertainment at Niblo’s.”  

5)
Review: New York Herald, 16 June 1874, 7.

No mention of music. 

6)
Review: New York Sun, 19 June 1874, 3.

No mention of music. 

7)
Review: New York Clipper, 27 June 1874, 102.

“James Dunn won an encore for singing ‘The Sea,’ the only duty imposed on him.”