Broadway Theatre: Opening Night of the Season

Event Information

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

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
10 June 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

28 Aug 1865, Evening

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Henry VIII
Text Author: Shakespeare
2)
Jealous wife, The
Text Author: Colman Sr.

Citations

1)
Review: New York Herald, 28 August 1865, 4.

Positive review but notes that “[o]wing to the crowd, the packed aisles, and the defective ventilation the atmosphere was excessively uncomfortable.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 28 August 1865, 7.
3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 02 September 1865, 167.
4)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 02 September 1865, 166.

Lists members of the company.