Fox’s Old Bowery Theatre

Event Information

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

Proprietor / Lessee:
George Washington Lafayette Fox

Manager / Director:
George Washington Lafayette Fox

Event Type:
Play With Music, Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 July 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

05 Dec 1863, Evening

Program Details

Jack Sheppard and His Dog includes: “Grand fancy dance” and an overture.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Fox's Old Bowery, orchestra;  [canine actor] Lafayette;  George Washington Lafayette Fox;  Charles Kemble Fox;  Louisa Browne;  Fanny Herring;  Rachel Denvil;  John B. Studley;  George W. Thompson;  Harry Chapman;  Mrs. Harry Chapman
2)
Jack Sheppard and his dog
aka Jack Sheppard's dog
Text Author: Fox
Participants:  George Washington Lafayette Fox (role: Saducees Cropsy and Danger);  Charles Kemble Fox (role: Joe Blueskin);  Fanny Herring (role: Jack Sheppard and Walter Lindon);  Rachel Denvil (role: Edith Tarlton);  George W. Thompson (role: Jonathan Wild);  [canine actor] Lafayette (role: Blacksin, Jack Sheppard’s dog)
3)
Overture, unidentified [generic]
Participants:  Fox's Old Bowery, orchestra
4)
Fancy dance
aka Grand fancy dance
Participants:  Louisa Browne
5)
Ghost of Altenberg, The; or, The mystic harp
aka Ghost of Allenberg; Ghost of Altenburg; Mystic harp
Text Author: Fox
6)
Ireland as it is
Text Author: Amherst

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 05 December 1863.
 “FIRST TIME ON ANY STAGE . . . JACK SHEPPARD AND HIS DOG, in which THE CELEBRATED DOG LAFAYETTE WILL APPEAR.”
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 December 1863, 275.

“Mrs. C.K. Fox’s new and original drama, written expressly for the Old Bowery Theatre, entitled ‘Jack Sheppard and His Dog,’ was produced at Old Drury for the first time on the evening of the 5th inst., to an immense house, the ticket office being closed at 8 o’clock, as the place was that full it couldn’t hold any more, and hundreds were obliged to be left out in the cold.  We have had Jack Sheppard on horseback and on foot, but the idea of introducing a dog as one of the principal characters is both novel and new. . . . Many of the most attractive and thrilling scenes were somewhat marred by Mr. Dog not minding his cues and sticking to the text; but taken all in all it has proved an immense and decided success. . . . [It] will hereafter rank among the standard dramas of the day.”

COMMENT: Lafayette and Thunder, the two dogs in the company, were trained by G.W. Thompson.  Lafayette was owned by “Engine Nine.”  Thunder was owned by G.L. Fox.  This according to NYC 12/05/63 or 12/12/63.