Olympic Theatre
Event Information
Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre
Manager / Director:
John F. [1833-93] Poole
Price: $.50; $1
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
10 August 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
05 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM06 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
07 Apr 1875, 2:00 PM
07 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
08 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
09 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
10 Apr 1875, 2:00 PM
10 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Worrell Sisters; Nelson Family [gymnasts]; Walters and Morton [song and dance]; Courtright and Gilbert [dancers]; Sam [minstrel tenor] Holdsworth; Pat Rooney; Emmeline Young; Billy Gray; Sadie [dancer] O'Neil; James [song and dance] Vincent; Leona [trapeze] Dare; E. D. Gooding; George Swayne Buckley; Sol Smith [comedian] Russell; William B. Cahill; Johnny Hart; G. W. Reed [actor]; Alice M. Harrison [vocal-actor]; Nully Pieris
Citations
2)
“…In the department of Irish comic song the company is happy in the possession of an excellent artist in Mr. Pat Rooney , who is destined to make a mark in his taking specialty. He possesses an admirable voice, and throws into his songs the peculiar plaintive tones quite characteristic of Irish peasant songs. With just enough element of the burlesque to be funny, he does not make the mistake of being coarse. His jig dancing is of a quality rarely met among stage dancers…”