Macbeth

Event Information

Venue(s):
Booth's Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Manager / Director:
Henry C. Jarrett
Henry Palmer

Conductor(s):
Michael [conductor] Connolly

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 May 1875, Evening
18 May 1875, Evening
19 May 1875, Evening
20 May 1875, Evening
21 May 1875, Evening
22 May 1875, Evening
22 May 1875, 1:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Macbeth
Text Author: Shakespeare
Participants:  Clara [actress] Morris (role: Lady Macbeth);  George Rignold (role: Macbeth)
2)
Macbeth, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Locke

Citations

1)
Article: New-York Times, 16 May 1875, 7.

Forthcoming appearances of Clara Morris and George Rignold.

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 May 1875, 11.

Cast listing; augmented orchestra, eminent soloists, and an operatic chorus of 100 mixed voices. 

3)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 18 May 1875, 5.

No mention of music. 

4)
Review: New-York Times, 18 May 1875, 4.

No mention of music. 

5)
Review: New York Sun, 18 May 1875, 3.

No mention of music. 

6)
Review: New York Post, 18 May 1875, 3.

No mention of music. 

7)
Review: New York Herald, 18 May 1875, 7.

Brief; no mention of music. 

8)
Article: New York Sun, 24 May 1875, 2.
9)
Review: New York Clipper, 29 May 1875, 70.

No mention of music.