Fox's Old Bowery Theatre: C. Nichols Benefit

Event Information

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

Proprietor / Lessee:
George Washington Lafayette Fox

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
25 October 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Jun 1864, Evening

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Charles Kemble Fox;  Fanny Herring;  Rachel Denvil;  John B. Studley;  Harry Chapman;  Mrs. Harry Chapman;  C. [actor] Nichols;  Tony Denier;  George Washington Lafayette Fox
2)
Eustache Baudin
aka Pride of birth
Text Author: Courtney
Participants:  Tony Denier;  John B. Studley;  Harry Chapman
3)
Pizarrobus; or, Who shot Rollabus, [burlesque]
aka Pizarrobus; or, The Death of Rollabus ; Death of Rollabus; Who shot Rollabus
Participants:  Tony Denier;  George Washington Lafayette Fox;  Charles Kemble Fox;  Fanny Herring;  Mrs. Harry Chapman
4)
Toodles, The
aka Broken heart; Farmer's daughter
Text Author: Raymond
Participants:  C. [actor] Nichols
5)
Nicodemus, [pantomime]
aka Nickodemus; Nicodemus; or, The unlucky fisherman; Nicodeme; Nicodemus; or, baked alive

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 June 1864.
“ANNIVERSARY OF BUNKER HILL. . . . The curious, quasi burlesque of PIZARRO, OR, THE DEATH OF ROLLA.”

 COMMENT: AD: NYH 06/18/64 gives the title as Pizarrobus; or, The Death of Rollabus.  AD: NYH 07/23/57 has a performance at Purdy’s National Theatre that gives the title as Pizarrobus; or, Who Shot Rollabus.