Ahmed

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Manager / Director:
Joseph C. Foster

Conductor(s):
William Withers, Jr.

Price: $.50; $.25 family circle; $.75 dress circle; $1 balcony chair; $1 orchestra circle; $1.25 orchestra chair; $1.50 parlor chair; $12, $10 private box

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
4 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
27 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
28 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Ahmed, [play]
Text Author: Dunn
Participants:  Annie Kemp;  Adah [vocalist] Richmond
2)
Ahmed, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Withers, Jr.

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 25 April 1875, 11.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 08 May 1875, 46.

Collapse of the enterprise after the Wednesday evening performance, due to the inability of management to pay salaries.