Fox's Old Bowery Theatre

Event Information

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

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
18 July 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 Jan 1864, Evening
19 Jan 1864, Evening
20 Jan 1864, Evening
21 Jan 1864, Evening
22 Jan 1864, Evening
23 Jan 1864, Evening

Program Details

Mrs. C.K. Fox: The Rag Woman and Her Dogs (ghost burlesque) (Herring as the News Boy, the Rag Woman, and Alida Hunter; Lafayette; Thunder)
Includes dance by Browne and Overture by the orchestra

John Wopps (farce) [MON-FRI]

Black Eyed Susan [SAT]

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  [canine actor] Lafayette;  Fanny Herring (role: the News Boy, the Rag Woman, and Alida Hunter);  [canine actor] Thunder
4)
aka Extravaganza dance
Participants:  Louisa Browne
5)
Text Author: Tayleure
Participants:  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Lord Lovel);  Fanny Herring (role: Nancy Bell)
6)
aka From information I received
Text Author: Suter
7)
aka Black-eyed Susan; All in the downs
Text Author: Jerrold

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 16 January 1864, 315.

2)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 16 January 1864, 318.
A holiday pantomime will be produced on the 18th.
3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 January 1864, 9.

4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 20 January 1864, 7.

5)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 21 January 1864.

6)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 22 January 1864, 7.

7)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 23 January 1864, 326.
Rag woman is called a “ghost burlesque.”
8)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 23 January 1864, 7.