Black 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:
10 August 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

05 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
06 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
07 Apr 1875, 2:00 PM
07 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
08 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
09 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
10 Apr 1875, 2:00 PM
10 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Jones, known as “the musical moke,” performed on fifteen musical instruments.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Black hand, The
Text Author: Unknown playwright
Participants:  Frank [Ethiopian comedian, musician] Jones
2)
French spy, The; or, The siege of Constantina
aka The French spy; Or, The storming of Algiers; The French spy; Or, The siege of Algiers; The French spy; Or, The fall of Algiers
Text Author: Haines
Participants:  Louise [actress] Sylvester

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 April 1875, 3.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 17 April 1875, 22.

Brief; no mention of music. The French spy was added to the bill on Friday and Saturday evenings.