Fox's Old Bowery Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fox's Old Bowery Theatre (until 1/67)

Event Type:
Play With Music, Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
18 July 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

14 Dec 1863, 7:00 PM
15 Dec 1863, 7:00 PM

Program Details

The Mistletoe Bough; or, The Bride and the Ghost includes Dance by Browne and Overture by the orchestra.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Fox's Old Bowery, orchestra; George Washington Lafayette Fox; Charles Kemble Fox; Louisa Browne; Fanny Herring; Rachel Denvil; George W. Thompson; Harry Chapman; [canine actor] Thunder; [canine actor] Lafayette

2)

Mistletoe Bough, The; or Young Lovel's Bride

aka Young Lovel's Bride; Bride and the ghost, The

Text Author: Somerset

Participants: Rachel Denvil (role: Lady Agnes); George W. Thompson (role: Sir Henry Lovell); Harry Chapman (role: Carlos Carchet)

3)

Overture, unidentified [generic]

Participants: Fox's Old Bowery, orchestra

4)

Dance, unidentified

aka Extravaganza dance

Participants: Louisa Browne

5)

Jack Sheppard and his dog

aka Jack Sheppard's dog

Text Author: Fox

Participants: George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Saducees Cropsy, alias Danger); Charles Kemble Fox (role: Joe Blueskin); Fanny Herring (role: Jack Sheppard and Walter Lindon); [canine actor] Lafayette (role: Blackskin, Jack Sheppard's dog)

6)

Ticket-of-leave man, The, [drama]

aka Ticket of leave man

Text Author: Taylor [dramatist]

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 14 December 1863.

2)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 December 1863.

3)

Advertisement: New York Clipper, 19 December 1863, 286.