American Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
Butler's American Theatre [444 Bdway--before 3/66]

Proprietor / Lessee:
Robert W. [manager] Butler

Manager / Director:
Robert W. [manager] Butler

Price: $.25 parquet; .50 orchestra; .15 gallery; $5 private boxes

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
6 June 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
20 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
21 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
22 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
23 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
24 Dec 1864, 2:30 PM
24 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Nicodemus, [pantomime]
aka Nickodemus; Nicodemus; or, The unlucky fisherman; Nicodeme; Nicodemus; or, baked alive
2)
Conscripts, The

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 December 1864, 7.

2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 19 December 1864, 4.
Listed in “Amusements This Evening.”  Nicodemus.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 24 December 1864, 294.
“At [the American Theatre] much enjoyment may be had as was vouchsafed to the audiences at the Weed libel trial. Such delicious looking young ‘coryphees’ as the ballet contains, makes a sight such as might tempt the traditionary anchorite. And the Nigger airs, too, and the comic songs and eccentricities, and etceteras, combine to fill up a program. . . .Every reasonable taste may be gratified at the American.”