Olympic Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Manager / Director:
John F. [1833-93] Poole

Price: $.50; $1 reserved seat; $.25 family circle; $10, $8, $5 private boxes

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 September 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
20 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
21 Apr 1875, 2:00 PM
21 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
22 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
23 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM
24 Apr 1875, 2:00 PM
24 Apr 1875, 7:45 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Courtright and Gilbert [dancers];  Leona [trapeze] Dare;  Pearl Thornton;  Marie Connelly;  Addie Farwell;  Ellie [vocalist] West;  Charles [Ethiopian comedian] Worley;  Annie [contralto] Morgan;  Erwin [dancer] Thomas;  Sadie [dancer] O'Neil;  Alex [ventriloquist] Davis;  James [song and dance] Vincent;  Gerard [actor] Byne;  Ernest [actor] Byne;  Karl [acrobat] Lind;  George W. Howard Griffin;  E. D. Gooding;  Sam [minstrel tenor] Holdsworth;  Sol Smith [comedian] Russell;  William B. Cahill;  Johnny Hart;  Billy West;  J. L. [dog act] Davis;  Harry [buffo vocalist] Richards;  Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen;  G. W. Reed [actor];  Bob [minstrel] Hart;  James S. Maffit
2)
Comanches, The; or, Perils of frontier life
Participants:  James S. Maffit
3)
Bibo and Babette
4)
"Morning glories, The"
aka Two morning glories
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen;  Billy West
5)
Hampton Institute students burlesque
aka Colored Hamtown students, The

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 18 April 1875, 3.

Cast listings for The Comanches and Bibo and Babette.

2)
Review: New York Herald, 20 April 1875, 12.

No mention of music.

3)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 23 April 1875, 7.

No mention of music.