Winning Suit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wallack's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 September 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Jul 1864, 8:00 PM
12 Jul 1864, 8:00 PM
13 Jul 1864, 8:00 PM
14 Jul 1864, 8:00 PM
15 Jul 1864, 8:00 PM
16 Jul 1864, 8:00 PM

Program Details

The Winning Suit includes: [Iradier]: “La Colasa” Spanish song (Burke).

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Ione [vocal/actor] Burke;  Avonia Jones [actress]
2)
Winning suit, The
Text Author: Filmore
3)
"Colasa, La"
Composer(s): Iradier
Participants:  Ione [vocal/actor] Burke

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 11 July 1864.

2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 11 July 1864, 4.

3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 11 July 1864, 7.

Mentions Burke’s song.

4)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 11 July 1864.

5)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 11 July 1864, 5.

6)
Review: New York Post, 12 July 1864, 3.

“Ione Burke as Francesca sings a Spanish song, a repetition of which is nightly demanded.”

7)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 July 1864.

Includes excerpts from reviews in other daily newspapers.  No music mentioned.