New-York Children’s Progressive Lyceum Annual Celebration: 3rd

Event Information

Venue(s):
Cooper Institute

Price: $.50 reserved; .30; .20 children

Event Type:
Band, Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
1 August 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

27 Mar 1866, 7:30 PM

Program Details

Program included light gymnastics, in costume, with music by the Infant Group; Gymnastic exercises in costume, with dumbbells and music by “Young Ladies and Gentlemen of the Lyceum.” J. J. Watson: Beautiful dream performed by Watson and two unidentified students. The Old folks concert was a musical burlesque, performed by Lyceum members.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Band, unidentified;  Children's choir, unidentified;  J. J. Watson [comp.-musician];  Frankie Adams [vocal];  Jennie Adams [student singer];  Henrietta Adams [vocal];  Mrs. Adams [vocal]
2)
Overture, unidentified [generic]
Participants:  Band, unidentified
3)
"America (My country, 'tis of thee)"
aka My country 'tis of thee; My country tis of thee
Text Author: Smith
Participants:  Children's choir, unidentified
4)
"Scientific frog, The"
Composer(s): Hart
Text Author: Ambuhl
Participants:  Frankie Adams [vocal]
5)
Beautiful dream
Composer(s): Watson [comp.-musician]
Participants:  J. J. Watson [comp.-musician]
6)
"List to the convent bells"
Composer(s): Blockley
Participants:  Jennie Adams [student singer]
7)
INTERMISSION
8)
Fantasie comique, violin
Composer(s): Watson [comp.-musician]
9)
"Come home, Father"
Composer(s): Work
Participants:  Children's choir, unidentified;  Henrietta Adams [vocal]
10)
"Love on the brain"
Composer(s): Parkhurst
Text Author: Kidder
Participants:  Frankie Adams [vocal]
11)
Ye old folks concert
aka Old folks’ concert; Old folk’s concerts
12)
"Light of my soul"
Composer(s): Lupas
Text Author: Lupas
Participants:  Mrs. Adams [vocal]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 27 March 1866.