Faustus

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
Charles R. Thorne, Sr.

Manager / Director:
Charles R. Thorne, Sr.

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

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
20 May 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

13 Jul 1874, 8:00 PM
14 Jul 1874, 8:00 PM
15 Jul 1874, 8:00 PM
16 Jul 1874, 8:00 PM
17 Jul 1874, 8:00 PM
18 Jul 1874, 2:00 PM
18 Jul 1874, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Faustus; or, The demon of Drachenfels
Text Author: Soane

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 12 July 1874, 7.
2)
Review: New York Post, 14 July 1874, 2.

“The singing in this new version of ‘Faustus’ is not so good as it might be; but the acting is of just the sort to interpret the legend most significantly.”

3)
Review: New York Herald, 14 July 1874, 7.

Brief; no mention of music. 

4)
Review: New York Clipper, 25 July 1874, 134.

Brief; no mention of music.