Robinson Hall
Event Information
Venue(s):
Robinson Hall
Manager / Director:
M. B. Leavitt
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
4 August 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
19 Oct 1874, 8:00 PM20 Oct 1874, 2:30 PM
20 Oct 1874, 8:00 PM
21 Oct 1874, 8:00 PM
22 Oct 1874, 8:00 PM
23 Oct 1874, 2:30 PM
23 Oct 1874, 8:00 PM
24 Oct 1874, 8:00 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Mme. Rentz's Female Minstrels; Marie Delacour's Parisian Cancan Troupe; Augusta Walby; Sarah E. [athlete] Swift; James A. [baritone] Barney; Charley Lord; Lizzie Stemple; Marian Requa; Ada [song and dance] Freeman; Billy Courtright; Fanny [serio-comic vocalist] Morello; Lulu [vocalist] Mortimer
2)
Participants: Mme. Rentz's Female Minstrels; Marie Delacour's Parisian Cancan Troupe; Augusta Walby; Sarah E. [athlete] Swift; James A. [baritone] Barney; Charley Lord; Lizzie Stemple; Marian Requa; Ada [song and dance] Freeman; Billy Courtright; Fanny [serio-comic vocalist] Morello; Lulu [vocalist] Mortimer
Citations
2)
“‘The Cancan,’ which closed the performances, excited great enthusiasm, as a most liberal display of the female form was made. Some songs were sung in the French language, accompanied by dancing of a very suggestive character. During this act all the ladies wore long dresses, and their limbs were encased in silk tights, over which they wore stockings gartered at the knee, and scanty underwear. The attendance continues large.”