Entertainment by the Children of the New-York Progressive Lyceum

Event Information

Venue(s):
Dodworth's Hall

Price: $.25; .15 children

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
31 July 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

27 May 1864, Evening

Program Details

There was a similar benefit concert for the Progressive Lyceum on Wednesday, May 25, 1864. This appears to be an encore event, though no mention is made in the ad about it being a benefit.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Ernest Heine

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 27 May 1864, 7.
“Successful Entertainment . . . By the Children of the New-York Progressive Lyceum, Assisted by several ladies and gentleman, who will appear in new and beautiful Tableaux, Dialogues, Songs, Plays, &c.  Ernest Heine, the wonderful boy Violinist, only 6 [or 8 – hard to read] years old, will appear during the evening.”