Wallack’s Theatre: W. R. Floyd Farewell Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wallack's Theatre

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
10 June 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

26 Aug 1865, Evening

Program Details

Floyd was the stage manager at Wallack’s, in addition to being an actor.

Handy Andy
Including: “The Lads that [who] live in Ireland," “Limerick [is] beautiful,” and “Finnigan’s wake”


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  William Rudolph Floyd
2)
Colleen Bawn; or, The brides of Garryowen
aka Brides of Garryowen; Paddy Murphy
Text Author: Boucicault
3)
Handy Andy, [drama]
Text Author: Floyd
4)
"Lads who live in Ireland, The"
aka Lads that live in Ireland
Composer(s): Seymour
5)
Lily of Killarney, The, "Limerick is beautiful"
Composer(s): Benedict
6)
"Finnigan’s wake"
aka Tim Finnigan's wake; Finigan's wake
Composer(s): Bryant

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 26 August 1865, 4.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 26 August 1865, 7.

Cast.  “Farewell Benefit, Prior to his departure for New Orleans, of Mr. W. R. Floyd.”

3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 26 August 1865, 7.
4)
Review: New York Clipper, 28 August 1865, 166.

“Dan Bryant closed on August 26th, what may be considered one of the most successful engagements we can charge ourselves with remembering in this city for the last ten years.  We never witnessed more hearty, genuine, spontaneous applause and laughter, than he elicited uniformly from his audiences and which increased nightly as the actor became more acquainted with his powers.  During his engagement he has carried the audiences laughing with and at him.  His rollicking humor has helped largely to thin down the weekly bills of mortality or our city.  In the line of Irish character, he has gained a first class position.  He has labored with studios zeal in his profession.”