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:
20 December 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Nov 1874, Evening
17 Nov 1874, Evening
18 Nov 1874, Evening
18 Nov 1874, 2:30 PM
19 Nov 1874, Evening
20 Nov 1874, Evening
21 Nov 1874, Evening
21 Nov 1874, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Harrigan and Hart;  Charley White;  James S. Maffit;  James H. Budworth;  Jennie Engel;  Billy [banjo comedian] Carter;  Alice [child singer] Bennett;  John [Ethiopian comedian] Williams;  Kitty [dancer] O'Neil
2)
Comanches, The; or, Perils of frontier life
Participants:  James S. Maffit
3)
Clanceys, The
Participants:  Harrigan and Hart
4)
Old Uncle Pete
Participants:  Harrigan and Hart
5)
Newsboy, The
Participants:  Harrigan and Hart
6)
Hemmed in
Participants:  Charley White
7)
Comic songs
Participants:  James H. Budworth
8)
Imitations of actors
aka Imitations of famous actors; Imitations of popular actors; Limitations of great actors; Parlor theatricals
Participants:  James H. Budworth

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 November 1874, 13.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 28 November 1874, 278.

“…J. H. Budworth, attired in evening dress, sang a number of comic songs during which at intervals, he gave imitations of noted actors, the excellence of which secured the approbation of the audience…”