Broadway Theatre: Samuel Colville Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Broadway Theatre [485 Broadway; 1864-69]

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
28 May 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

14 Aug 1865, Evening

Program Details

Program included imitations of John Brougham, John Drew, Mrs. Barney Williams, Adelina Patti, Mlle. Vestvali, Charles Kean, and others.

“Pat Malloy,” song (Drew) [probably the one composed by Cooke]

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Frank Drew
2)
Irish emigrant, The, [burlesque]
Participants:  Frank Drew (role: Tim O'Brian)
3)
Acting mad
Participants:  Frank Drew (role: Tactic)
4)
"Lament of the Irish emigrant"
aka Irish emigrant’s lament
Composer(s): Dempster
Participants:  Frank Drew
5)
"Fine old Irish gentleman"
aka Fine ould Irish gentleman
Participants:  Frank Drew
6)
"Pat Malloy," [Cooke, composer]
aka Pat Molloy
Composer(s): Cooke [cond.-comp.-vocal]
Text Author: Boucicault

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 14 August 1865, 7.
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 14 August 1865, 4.
3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 14 August 1865, 7.

Last night of the summer season.

4)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 19 August 1865, 150.