Varieties Theatre - Re-Opening Under New Management
Event Information
Venue(s):
Varieties Theatre
Proprietor / Lessee:
George [Varieties] Lea
Ballet Director / Choreographer:
Mons. Szollosy
Price: $.10;.20;.50
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
12 May 2012
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
05 Dec 1864, Evening06 Dec 1864, Evening
07 Dec 1864, Evening
07 Dec 1864, 3:00 PM
08 Dec 1864, Evening
09 Dec 1864, Evening
10 Dec 1864, Evening
Program Details
Change of management. George Lea is now the proprietor.
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
“[W]ill open with an entire New Company.”
Lists the full company. “Change of Management. George Lea, formerly Proprietor of the Melodeon, Broadway, and of various other places of amusement in different parts of the United States, respectfully announces that he will open the Varities To-Morrow (Monday), Dec. 5, with a company of artistes that cannot be excelled in the United States or in the world. . . . The Largest Concert Theatre in America. . . . A splendid selection of Dramas, Spectacles, Pantomimes and Farces. . . . The orchestra under the direction of Mr. Joseph Braham. The season will be inaugurated with a Grand National Tableau, in which all the artistes will appear, and a Patriotic Address will be delivered. . . . The Ballet will be under the direction of Mons. Szollosi, and will consist of Twenty-Five Young Ladies. . . . Ladies’ Popular Matinee Wednesday Afternoon, at 3.”
Listed in “Amusements To-Morrow Evening.” “Ballets, Pantomimes, Songs, Burlesques.”
“Family Matinee” listed at 2:30 pm.
COMMENT: Earlier ads said the matinee was at 3 pm.
List of artists under Lea’s management who may be appearing at one of his various venues. “[C]apabale of seating FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE. . . . Artists will bear in mind that the Varieties Theatre is not exclusively for gentlemen (as most Concert Halls are), but the Dress Circle is nightly thronged with ladies and families.”