Wallack's Theatre: Dan Bryant Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wallack's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
13 February 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

20 Aug 1864, 7:30 PM

Program Details

Lover: Rory O’More (Bryant)- includes the songs: [Seymour:] “Lads that [who] live in Ireland, The” (Bryant); “Dream of love, The” – ballad – Burke


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  Ione [vocal/actor] Burke;  Daniel Setchell
2)
Rory O’More; or, Glen of the folly
Text Author: Lover
Participants:  Dan Bryant
3)
"Lads who live in Ireland, The"
aka Lads that live in Ireland
Composer(s): Seymour
Participants:  Dan Bryant
4)
"Dream of love, The"
Participants:  Ione [vocal/actor] Burke
5)
Siamese twins, The
Text Author: À Beckett
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  Daniel Setchell

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 11 August 1864, 4.

“Mr. Dan Bryant will play another week at Wallack’s, producing ‘The White Horse of the Peppers.’  He will be followed, on the 22nd of August, by Miss Olive Logan.”

COMMENT: The White Horse of the Peppers, by Samuel Lover, was apparently never performed.  Another play by Lover, Rory More, was performed at Bryant’s benefit on August 20, 1864. 

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 19 August 1864.
“Benefit and Last Night of Mr. Dan Bryant.”
3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 August 1864.

4)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 20 August 1864.

5)
Announcement: New York Post, 20 August 1864, 2.

6)
Review: New York Herald, 22 August 1864, 4.

“Dan Bryant closed his very successful engagement here on Saturday evening.”

7)
Review: New York Clipper, 27 August 1864, 158.

“Mr. Bryant concluded his performances at [Wallack’s] on the 20th.”