Tony Pastor’s Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Tony Pastor's Opera House

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 September 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Sep 1865, Evening
05 Sep 1865, Evening
06 Sep 1865, Evening
07 Sep 1865, Evening
08 Sep 1865, Evening
09 Sep 1865, Evening
09 Sep 1865, 2:30 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 September 1865.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 September 1865.

With excerpts of reviews from the New York Clipper and the Sunday Dispatch.  “The Operatic War—Match for the Championship—Max Maretzek vs The Herald—Tony Pastor vs Max Maretzek—The People’s Opera vs Italian Opera—Aristocracy, Irishocracy and Oilocracy—The Academy of Music Eclipsed Tony Pastor’s Opera House in a Blaze of Glory—Tony Triumphant, Max Melancholy.”

3)
Review: New York Herald, 09 September 1865, 4.

“[T]he performances are of a mixed musical and acrobatic character.  They seem to suit the people on the east side of the town, for they are crowded to overflowing.”

4)
Review: New York Clipper, 16 September 1865, 182.

Describes Eddie’s act in detail; nothing else mentioned.