Olympic Theatre
Event Information
Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre
Manager / Director:
John F. [1833-93] Poole
Price: $.25 family circle; $.50 dress circle; $1 reserved seat, orchestra, balcony
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
19 June 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
25 Jan 1875, 7:45 PM26 Jan 1875, 7:45 PM
27 Jan 1875, 2:00 PM
27 Jan 1875, 7:45 PM
28 Jan 1875, 7:45 PM
29 Jan 1875, 7:45 PM
30 Jan 1875, 2:00 PM
30 Jan 1875, 7:45 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Courtright and Gilbert [dancers]; May and Porter [banjo duettists]; William Scallan [actor]; Alice M. Harrison [vocal-actor]; G. W. Reed [actor]; Gus [comic singer] Williams; Johnny Hart; James H. [minstrel] Clarke; William B. Cahill; Sol Smith [comedian] Russell; Sam [minstrel tenor] Holdsworth; E. D. Gooding; James [song and dance] Vincent; Alex [ventriloquist] Davis; Willis Pickerts
6)
Citations
1)
Cast listing and scene synopsis for The Shock-raun.
2)
“…The songs, interspersed throughout the ‘burlesque,’ are sung for the most part with good effect. They are chiefly sentimental Irish ballads that have been incorporated by the author. An Irish medley, sung by Alice Harrison, was spoiled by being pitched in too high a key, and the singer was obliged to scream her way through, contending with the orchestra in a way that was equally unpleasant for herself and the audience…”