Camille

Event Information

Venue(s):
Niblo's Garden

Manager / Director:
William Wheatley

Conductor(s):
Harvey Bradley Dodworth

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 November 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Aug 1864, 8:00 PM
30 Aug 1864, 8:00 PM
31 Aug 1864, 8:00 PM
01 Sep 1864, 8:00 PM
02 Sep 1864, 8:00 PM
03 Sep 1864, 8:00 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Camille; or, The fate of a coquette
Text Author: Heron
Participants:  Matilda Agnes Heron (role: Camille)

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Post, 22 August 1864, 2.

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 29 August 1864.

“This is said to be her farewell appearance in this favorite part, but we doubt that the public will allow Camille to be shelved.”

3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 29 August 1864.

4)
Announcement: New York Post, 29 August 1864, 2.

5)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 29 August 1864.

6)
Announcement: New-York Times, 29 August 1864, 5.

During the week, Heron “will have reached her one thousandth performance” of Camille.

7)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 29 August 1864, 5.

8)
Review: New York Herald, 30 August 1864, 4.

“Niblo’s theatre was filled last night with a full and fashionable audience.”  The crowd was so large that “extra chairs and benches” were needed.  “The piece was well cast and entirely successful.”

9)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 03 September 1864, 166.