Olympic Theatre
Event Information
Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre
Conductor(s):
Thomas Baker
Event Type:
Play With Music
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
31 August 2011
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
02 Nov 1864, 7:45 PMProgram Details
Balfe: Rose of Castile, The
Includes the song: “The laughing trio” (Wood, Meyers, Ringold) [No events entry necessary; this trio is a part of Balfe’s opera]
Ballad, unidentified (Meyers)
Includes the song: “The laughing trio” (Wood, Meyers, Ringold) [No events entry necessary; this trio is a part of Balfe’s opera]
Ballad, unidentified (Meyers)
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: William (Pleater), Sr. Davidge; Louisa Myers; Mrs. John Wood; B. T. Ringgold; Eliza Newton
3)
aka Rose of Castile, The
Composer(s): Balfe
Participants: Mrs. John Wood (role: Jacinta and Queen of the Marcians)
Citations
5)
“The ‘Rose of Castille,’ the latest novelty at the Olympic, has been received by marked favor by Mrs. John Wood’s patrons, and is evidently destined to take a permanent place in the repertoire of the establishment. It is a bright trifle, neatly extracted from Balfe’s opera, with a pleasant fringe of melody, a good deal of charming scenery, and no end of brilliant dresses. Lightness and variety being the order of the day at the Olympic, we can conceive of no more agreeable addition to the stock than this dazzling little episode of Spanish romance. The libretto of the opera is in itself good. Nothing has been added to it in the present version, except a better flow of dialogue. . . . Mrs. John Wood appears in three dresses, each rivaling the other in elegance. She is alternately the dainty peasant girl Jacinta, and the resplendent Queen of the Marcians. Nothing can exceed her coquetry in the first phase of the character, except her dignity in the second. Regarded as a whole, the performance is piquant and picturesque—precisely the kind of performance that the habitués of the Olympic expect and require. The general cast of the piece is also good. . . . Mr. Ringold, as Don Manuel, was acceptable, but he was also uneasy and occasionally demonstrative. . . .
Mr. Thomas Baker has arranged the incidental music with decided skill. It is taken from the opera, and forms one of the most agreeable features of the play. The laughing trio, (sung by Mrs. John Wood and Miss Louisa Meyers, with a feeble cacchination by Mr. Ringold,) was encored; also a silly ballad by Miss Myers.”
Mr. Thomas Baker has arranged the incidental music with decided skill. It is taken from the opera, and forms one of the most agreeable features of the play. The laughing trio, (sung by Mrs. John Wood and Miss Louisa Meyers, with a feeble cacchination by Mr. Ringold,) was encored; also a silly ballad by Miss Myers.”
6)
“On Wednesday evening, Mrs. John Wood appeared as Elvira in the musical drama of the “Rose of Castile,” and met with an enthusiastic reception. The house was well filled, and judging from the satisfied smiles of those around us, we may safely remark that every body was pleased. The play is well mounted, and ought to have a long run. Mrs. Wood, Miss. Myers, and Mr. Holston carried off the honors. The ladies were in good voice, and the music produced under the direction of Thos. Baker was well appreciated. The entertainment commenced with the farce of “Middy Ashore,” and in the character of Harry Hazel, Miss Newton showed to better advantage.”