Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
William Wheatley

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 June 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

09 May 1864, 7:45 PM
10 May 1864, 7:45 PM
11 May 1864, 7:45 PM
12 May 1864, 7:45 PM
13 May 1864, 7:45 PM
14 May 1864, 7:45 PM

Program Details

Amherst: Ireland as it was - Irish Comic Drama with songs - includes: song, “Billy O’Rourke” (Mr. Williams) and dance, “Donnybrook jig” (Mr. and Mrs. Williams)

Farewell Benefit of Mr. Barney Williams [FRI].

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams;  Barney Williams
2)
Hour in Seville, An
Text Author: Selby
3)
Ireland as it was, [drama]
Text Author: Amherst
4)
"Billy O’Rourke"
aka Billy O'Roork
Composer(s): Unidentified
Participants:  Barney Williams
5)
Donnybrook jig
aka Irish Donnybrook jig
Participants:  Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams;  Barney Williams

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 09 May 1864, 7.
“During the piece [Ireland as it Was], Mr. Williams will sing the song of ‘Billy O’Rourke,’ and will dance, with Mrs. Williams, the celebrated DONNYBROOOKE JIG.”
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 09 May 1864, 4.

3)
Announcement: New York Post, 09 May 1864.

4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 09 May 1864.

5)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 13 May 1864, 7.

6)
Announcement: New York Post, 13 May 1864, 2.
Time in “Diary of Amusements.”
7)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 14 May 1864, 39.