Melodeon
Event Information
Venue(s):
Melodeon
Proprietor / Lessee:
George E. Heydon
Manager / Director:
George E. Heydon
Price: Free
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
16 December 2010
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
30 Nov 1863, Evening01 Dec 1863, Evening
02 Dec 1863, Evening
03 Dec 1863, Evening
04 Dec 1863, Evening
Program Details
Program also includes “twenty young ladies and gentlemen in various songs, glees and duets, and over fifteen volunteers.”
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
3)
aka Jocko; or, The Brazilian ape;
Jocko, the man monkey;
Jocko, der brasilianische Affe;
Joko, the Brazilian ape
Participants: Harry [Melodeon - pantomimist] Coles
Citations
2)
“M. SOLOMON as the Unfortunate Lover. FRED WILLIAMS, the Clown, in his antics among the gals. COLES as Jocko the Man Monkey. BELL WESLEY, BOOLEY FOR HER. ELLA THOMPSON, the Blunt Songstress. MAGGIE TREMAINE, in Gunther’s Race. Besides twenty young ladies and gentlemen in various songs, glees and duets, and over fifteen volunteers.”