Olympic Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Mrs. John Wood

Manager / Director:
Charles Melton, Jr. Walcot
Mrs. John Wood

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
21 December 2010

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

30 Nov 1863, 7:45 PM
01 Dec 1863, 7:45 PM
02 Dec 1863, 7:45 PM
03 Dec 1863, 7:45 PM
04 Dec 1863, 7:45 PM
05 Dec 1863, 7:45 PM

Program Details

Baker: new overture and incidental music.

“The Yankee Legacy” (sketch) includes “Josiah and his Sallie” (song).


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Mrs. John Wood (role: Anne Bracegirdle);  Lotty Hough
2)
Actress by daylight, The; or, The woman and the artiste
Text Author: Reade
3)
Stricken heart, The
4)
Yankee legacy, The
Participants:  Lotty Hough (role: Mehitable)
5)
"Josiah and his Sallie"
Participants:  Lotty Hough
6)
Overture, unidentified
Composer(s): Baker
7)
Incidental music, unidentified
Composer(s): Baker

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 30 November 1863.

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 03 December 1863, 7.

“This evening and every evening this week, entire change of programme.  Drama, comedy, farce.  Cast to the entire strength of the company.”

3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 05 December 1863, 271.

4)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 05 December 1863, 267.

5)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 05 December 1863, 9.

6)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 December 1863, 275.

“The beautiful Olympic was well attended last week, the new programme . . . being a decided improvement on the previous bill, and attracting larger audiences. . . . Mrs. Wood has some good, and some bad people in her company. . . . Lotty Hough made her appearance, and at once became a great feature.  Her ‘Yankee gal’ is about as clever a performance of that style of character as we ever witnessed.  She made a great hit as Mehitable, and her song of ‘Josiah and his Sallie’ met with a hearty encore.”