Theatre Comique

Event Information

Venue(s):
Theatre Comique [1867- : 514 Broadway]

Proprietor / Lessee:
Josh Hart

Conductor(s):
David Braham

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
17 December 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

09 Nov 1874, Evening
10 Nov 1874, Evening
11 Nov 1874, Evening
11 Nov 1874, 2:30 PM
12 Nov 1874, Evening
13 Nov 1874, Evening
14 Nov 1874, Evening
14 Nov 1874, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Harrigan and Hart;  Diamond and Ryan [song and dance];  Charley White;  Johnny Wild;  Jennie Engel;  Frank Kerns;  Billy [banjo comedian] Carter;  Alice [child singer] Bennett;  William Gaylord;  John [Ethiopian comedian] Williams;  Kitty [dancer] O'Neil
2)
Home again: Patrick's day parade
Text Author: Harrigan
Participants:  Harrigan and Hart
3)
Election Day; or, The independent candidate
Participants:  Harrigan and Hart
4)
'62; or, The battle cry of freedom
aka 62; or, The battle cry of freedom; Sixty two; or, The battle cry of freedom
5)
Irish songs
aka Irish melodies; Popular, national, and Irish airs; Hibernian songs
Participants:  Diamond and Ryan [song and dance]
6)
Clog dance
aka Clog reel
Participants:  John [Ethiopian comedian] Williams
7)
Sleep-walker, The
aka Sleep walker; Sleepwalker

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 08 November 1874, 13.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 21 November 1874, 220.

“…Jennie Engel, attired in a charming costume, sang the freshest songs her repertory contained, and was liberally applauded…”