Bride of Abydos

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:
3 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Aug 1874, 8:00 PM
25 Aug 1874, 8:00 PM
26 Aug 1874, 8:00 PM
27 Aug 1874, 8:00 PM
28 Aug 1874, 8:00 PM
29 Aug 1874, 2:00 PM
29 Aug 1874, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Bride of Abydos, The
Text Author: Dimond
Participants:  Louis Joseph Mestayer [actor];  James C. Dunn [actor];  Millie [actor] Sackett
2)
Bride of Abydos, The, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Withers, Jr.

Citations

1)
Article: New-York Daily Tribune, 17 August 1874, 5.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 23 August 1874, 7.
3)
Review: New-York Times, 25 August 1874, 5.

No mention of music. 

4)
Review: New York Post, 25 August 1874, 2.

No mention of music. 

5)
Review: New York Herald, 25 August 1874, 7.

No mention of music. 

6)
Review: New York Sun, 26 August 1874, 2.

Brief; no mention of music. 

7)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 28 August 1874, 4.

No mention of music; cast listing. 

8)
Review: New York Clipper, 05 September 1874, 182.

“…In the first act the following vocal music, composed and arranged by William Withers, Jr., was sung: A chant and hymn, by James Dunn and the company; a song, ‘Camel’s Bell,’ by Miss Sackett; a trio, ‘Solemn Vow,’ by Miss Sackett. L. Mestayer and J. Dunn; a song, ‘Abydos is the Place for Fun,’ by L. Mestayer; and a song, ‘These Keys Could a Treasure Unfold,’ by Miss Sackett…”