American Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Butler's American Theatre [444 Bdway--before 3/66]

Manager / Director:
Robert W. [manager] Butler

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 July 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Sep 1864, 7:30 PM
20 Sep 1864, 7:30 PM
21 Sep 1864, 7:30 PM
22 Sep 1864, 7:30 PM
23 Sep 1864, 7:30 PM
24 Sep 1864, 2:30 PM
24 Sep 1864, 7:30 PM

Program Details

The cast included “all the prominent artists.”

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  American Theatre, corps de ballet
2)
Rip Van Winkle; or, The demons of the Catskill Mountains
aka Rip Van Winkle, a legend of Katskill Mountains
Text Author: Kerr
3)
Ballet divertissement, unidentified
aka Grand ballet divertissement, unidentified
4)
Ballet divertissement, unidentified
aka Grand ballet divertissement, unidentified

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 19 September 1864.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 September 1864.
“The Magnificent Ballet Troupe will appear in two brilliant Ballet Divertiseements.” No further ads in file (either NYH or NYT) for the rest of the week.