Fox’s Old Bowery Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fox's Old Bowery Theatre (until 1/67)

Proprietor / Lessee:
George Washington Lafayette Fox

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
14 August 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Aug 1864, Evening
30 Aug 1864, Evening
31 Aug 1864, Evening
01 Sep 1864, Evening
02 Sep 1864, Evening
03 Sep 1864, Evening

Program Details

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: George Washington Lafayette Fox; Harry Chapman; Mrs. Harry Chapman; J. [actor] Flood; Mrs. J. [actor] Flood

2)

Signet of King Solomon; or, The Templar’s daughter

Text Author: Taylor [dramatist]

3)

Belle of the basement

4)

Sanctuary, The

Text Author: Carpenter [dramatist-lyricist]

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 29 August 1864.

2)

Review: New York Herald, 30 August 1864, 4.

No music mentioned. “The audience was large and very enthusiastic. . . . The representation of Fulton ferry to Brooklyn, with passengers hurrying to the transit and the movements of the ferry boats, were [sic] capitally delineated.”

3)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 02 September 1864.