Ombre; Benefit of the Home for the Blind

Event Information

Venue(s):
Park Theatre

Conductor(s):
Emilio [conductor, pianist] Agramonte

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 May 1875, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Ombre, L'
Composer(s): Flotow
Participants:  Edward [baritone] Gilbert;  Charles [tenor] Fritsch;  Wilhelmina E. [pianist, soprano] Benziger;  Alice Pike (role: Jeanne)

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Post, 15 May 1875, 2.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 18 May 1875, 9.

Previously postponed because of Miss Pike’s illness.

3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 18 May 1875, 8.
4)
Review: New-York Times, 19 May 1875, 4.

“A recital of ‘L’Ombre’ in French was last evening given at the Park Theatre, with intent to aid the Home for the Destitute Blind. Misses Benziger and Pike and Messrs. Fritsch and Gilbert made up the quartet, and charity covered their sins.”