Olympic Theatre
Event Information
Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre
Proprietor / Lessee:
Mrs. John Wood
Event Type:
Play With Music
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
14 April 2011
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
18 Jan 1864, 7:45 PM19 Jan 1864, 7:45 PM
20 Jan 1864, 7:45 PM
21 Jan 1864, 7:45 PM
22 Jan 1864, 7:45 PM
23 Jan 1864, 7:45 PM
Program Details
The cast included others.
Mazeppa; or, the untamed rocking horse (burlesque w/ music) (Drew as Mazeppa, Wood as Olinksa)
Includes “Sally, come up” (Wood)
Mazeppa; or, the untamed rocking horse (burlesque w/ music) (Drew as Mazeppa, Wood as Olinksa)
Includes “Sally, come up” (Wood)
Performers and/or Works Performed
3)
aka Untamed rocking horse;
Mazeppa; or, The fiery untamed rocking horse
Participants: Frank Drew (role: Mazeppa); Mrs. John Wood (role: Olinksa)
Citations
1)
“[T]he rollicking Mrs. John Wood will rollick and the reveling Frank Drew will revel. What a burlesque team they will make.”
4)
“FRANK DREW will make his first appearance as MAZEPPA, alias CASSIMIR, A CHILD OF MYSTERY, in the extravagant extravaganza, founded (a very little) on a rather celebrated poem, and a great deal on a noted equestrian drama, entitled MAZEPPA; OR, THE UNTAMED ROCKING HORSE. Produced with NEW MUSIC, NEW SCENERY AND APPOINTMENTS, and in which MRS. JOHN WOOD will appear as OLINKSA, THE PEARL OF POLAND.”
7)
“Mrs. John Wood, as Olinska, the Pearl of Poland, gave her numerous admirers a fine opportunity to enjoy a fine display of her versatile powers. Some of her songs were encored. In this new and curious extravaganza she has the satisfaction of knowing that the habitues of the Olympic may enjoy in one grand combination comedy, tragedy, tableaux, the circus, the ballet, the opera, and Ethiopian minstrelsy.”
13)
“Mazeppa; or The Untamed Rocking Horse, Produced with new Music.”
15)
“On Monday evening, Jan. 18th, she [Mrs. Wood] produced the burlesque of “Mazeppa, or the Fiery, Untamed Rocking Horse,” and at the same time introduced to the notice of a New York audience the comedian and burlesque actor, Mr. Frank Drew, of the Philadelphia theatres. The burlesque proved a great success, and has succeeded in filling the theatre nightly, standing room even being scarce after a certain hour. Mr. Drew, as Mazeppa, created a very favorable impression, and was much applauded throughout. His fun and style are different from anything of the kind we have ever seen here, and although he has yet much to learn in burlesque business, he is a very acceptable performer, and will become a favorite in this city. His burlesque imitation of a circus rider, in a ring act, was capitally done, and “brought down the house.” Mrs. Wood’s Olinska was immense, for in that part she appears in her true form. She is all fun, and jollity, and eccentricity, and keeps her end up as the minstrels say, with much rim. Her crazy scene, in which she imitates Dave Reed, in his “Sally Come Up,” received a well-merited encore the night we were present. It’s gorgeous to behold. Stick to the burlesque, Mrs. Wood; hold on to Frank Drew; bring out “Aladdin” and similar pieces, and get some burlesque writer to keep you supplied with burlesques, travesties, and such like stuff, and the Olympic will be as the Olympic of old, and you, good lady, will increase your fame and worldly store of goods to an indefinite extent. You try it, and see. We think a great deal more fun could be got out of the horse, when he is first shown, by having four or five stalwart supers to manage the fiery beast. The “Bull in the China Shop” kept company with the fractious horse all last week, and the same programme will be repeated until further notice.”