Shamrock

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
William Wheatley

Conductor(s):
Harvey Bradley Dodworth

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
20 August 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

02 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
03 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
04 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
05 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
06 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
07 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM

Program Details

The Shamrock “‘Pat Molloy” (song) and incidental music by H. B. Dodworth.

J. B. Howe: Shamrock, The – written for Mr. And Mrs. Barney Williams


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams;  Barney Williams
2)
Shamrock, The
aka Shamrock, the flower of Erin
Text Author: Howe
Participants:  Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams;  Barney Williams
3)
"Pat Molloy," [Osborne composer]
aka My name is Pat Molloy; Pat Malloy
Composer(s): Osborne
Text Author: Boucicault
Participants:  Barney Williams
4)
Shamrock, The, [incidental music]

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 29 December 1864, 5.
“Next week, a new play, entitled The Shamrock, will be produced.  It is original here, was written for Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams.”
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 31 December 1864.
“New scenery, properties, costumes, beautiful music.”
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 02 January 1865.

4)
Review: New York Herald, 04 January 1865, 5.
“Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams were heartily applauded throughout.  In the song called ‘Pat Molloy’ Mr. Williams received a triple encore.”
5)
Review: New-York Times, 07 January 1865, 4.
Music not mentioned.  “Mr. J. B. Howe is the author, and we freely confess that his inventive powers somewhat overtax our powers of analysis.”