Colleen Bawn

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wallack's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
4 May 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

07 Aug 1865, Evening
08 Aug 1865, Evening
09 Aug 1865, Evening
10 Aug 1865, Evening
11 Aug 1865, Evening
12 Aug 1865, Evening

Program Details

Boucicault: The Colleen Bawn; or, The brides of Garryowen
Includes the songs:
Benedict: Lily of Killarney: “Limerick is beautiful”
“Cruiskeen lawn”
“Pretty girl milking her cow, The”


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  Ione [vocal/actor] Burke
2)
Colleen Bawn; or, The brides of Garryowen
aka Brides of Garryowen; Paddy Murphy
Text Author: Boucicault
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  Ione [vocal/actor] Burke
3)
Lily of Killarney, The, "Limerick is beautiful"
Composer(s): Benedict
Participants:  Dan Bryant
4)
"Cruiskeen lawn"
aka Cruskeen lawn; Darby Maguire
Composer(s): Benedict
Participants:  Ione [vocal/actor] Burke
5)
"Pretty girl milking her cow, The"
aka Valley lay smiling before me, The; Pretty girl milking her cow, A
Composer(s): Benedict
Participants:  Ione [vocal/actor] Burke

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 06 August 1865.
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 07 August 1865, 5.

“The ‘Colleen Bawn’ was to be withdrawn, but its plaisteristic power has developed so wonderfully that Mr. Moss has wisely concluded, for the dear public’s sake, to make a small fortune every week, and therefore Daniel will shoulder his whisky keg and shout his songareens and enact the virtuous Celt every night during the week. It is hardly fair to remember only the one who made the most money. The rest of the company in their several roles are equally excellent.”

3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 August 1865, 7.
4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 12 August 1865, 143.
5)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 12 August 1865, 142.