On Hand

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Museum and Metropolitan Theatre

Price: $.25; $.15 children; $.35 parquet & dress circle; $.50 orchestra & balcony; $.25 extra, reserved orchestra chair

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
21 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 May 1875, 8:00 PM
04 May 1875, 8:00 PM
05 May 1875, 2:00 PM
05 May 1875, 8:00 PM
06 May 1875, 8:00 PM
07 May 1875, 8:00 PM
08 May 1875, 2:00 PM
08 May 1875, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
On hand; or, True to the last
Text Author: McCloskey
Participants:  Johnny Thompson

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 02 May 1875, 11.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 04 May 1875, 7.

Brief; “…and the talent he [Thompson] shows in playing all kinds of instruments, from a Chinese fiddle to a bass viol, is as remarkable as the dexterity with which he gets out of all kinds of scrapes and accomplishes all manner of seemingly impossible things.”