Olympic Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Price: $.25 family circle; $.50 dress circle; $1 reserved seat, orchestra, balcony

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
4 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

31 Aug 1874, 7:45 PM
01 Sep 1874, 7:45 PM
02 Sep 1874, 2:00 PM
02 Sep 1874, 7:45 PM
03 Sep 1874, 7:45 PM
04 Sep 1874, 7:45 PM
05 Sep 1874, 2:00 PM
05 Sep 1874, 7:45 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Reynolds Brothers;  Valdis Sisters;  Tierney and Cronin [song and dance];  A. J. Talbot;  Johnny Allen [minstrel/variety];  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews;  Alice M. Harrison [vocal-actor];  Joe [song and dance] Lang;  Sadie [dancer] O'Neil;  Petite Pauline, La
2)
Gendarmes, The
aka Two gendarmes, The; Ebony blondes; Britain’s blondes by Africa’s Blacks; Gens d'armes
Participants:  Reynolds Brothers
3)
Black-eyed Susan; or, All in the downs
aka Black eyed Susan
Text Author: Jerrold
4)
Stump speech
aka Stump oration; Any other man
Participants:  A. J. Talbot
5)
Songs and dances
Participants:  Petite Pauline, La
6)
"My gal"
aka My girl
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Reynolds Brothers
7)
Street scenes in Washington
8)
Pastimes on the levee; or, The watermelon man
aka Watermelon man
Participants:  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews
9)
Double jig
Participants:  Tierney and Cronin [song and dance]
10)
Robbers of Keyport, The
11)
Obeying orders

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 30 August 1874, 4.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 01 September 1874, 7.

“…Miss Alice Harrison gave a selection from an album of songs, and it must be said that she has greatly improved as a burlesque actress, while her vocalization is much better than it was formerly…” 

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 September 1874, 190.

“The Reynolds Brothers—George and Charles—were the only fresh appearances at the Olympic Theatre during the expired week. They performed a song-and-dance, entitled ‘Gendarmes,’ which has been made very familiar to the public by their frequent performance of it at another theatre some months ago. They were warmly welcomed, and honored with recalls…The attendance was moderate.”