New Bowery Theatre

Event Information

Venue(s):
New Bowery Theatre

Manager / Director:
Benjamin J. [New Bowery cond.] Deane

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 August 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Dec 1865, Evening
12 Dec 1865, Evening
13 Dec 1865, Evening
14 Dec 1865, Evening
16 Dec 1865, Evening

Program Details

John F. Poole: Grant’s campaign, or Incidents of the Great Rebellion, new national drama, “written expressly for this theatre,” cf. NYT ad
Music selected and arranged by Mr. B. Deane


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  W. [New Bowery] Stanton;  George W. Thompson;  Walter [New Bowery] Grisdale;  Annie [New Bowery] Hyatt;  George Lingard [actor and tenor];  Mr. [New Bowery] Winter;  Charles F. [actor] Seabert;  W. G. [actor-pantomimist] Jones;  George [actor] Brooks
2)
Grant’s campaign, or Incidents of the Great Rebellion
Text Author: Poole
3)
Grant’s campaign, or Incidents of the Great Rebellion, [incidental music]
4)
False colors; or, The free trader
aka Free trader, the
Text Author: Fitzball, Osbaldiston
5)
Lend me five shillings
Text Author: Morton

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 11 December 1865, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 16 December 1865, 286.

     “It could not have been offered at a more opportune time. . . . The scenery, costumes, music and machinery are all new.”

3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 16 December 1865, 287.