Olympic Theatre: Benefit of Harry Pearson

Event Information

Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre

Proprietor / Lessee:
Mrs. John Wood

Manager / Director:
Mrs. John Wood

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 January 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Jun 1865, 8:00 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Harry Pearson [actor-voc];  Mrs. John Wood
2)
My man Tom
3)
Sleeping beauty in the wood, The, [fairy spectacle, 3 parts]
aka Sleeping beauty of the woods
Text Author: Planché

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 June 1865, 7.

     “Last Night of the Beautiful Music.”

2)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 19 June 1865, 8.

     “The last performance of ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ will be given this evening at the Olympic Theatre, for the benefit of Mr. Harry Pearson, whose excellent burlesque acting, singing and dancing have contributed in no small degree to the success of the piece.”