Tony Pastor’s Opera House

Event Information

Venue(s):
Tony Pastor's Opera House

Ballet Director / Choreographer:
Mons. Szollosy

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
17 February 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Apr 1866, Evening
17 Apr 1866, Evening
18 Apr 1866, Evening
18 Apr 1866, 2:30 PM
19 Apr 1866, Evening
20 Apr 1866, Evening
21 Apr 1866, Evening
21 Apr 1866, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Tony Pastor’s Company;  Tony Pastor’s Opera House, corps de ballet;  Wilda Armstrong;  Mary Warren;  Unidentified Miss La Pointe;  Thomas Grattan Riggs;  Johnny [minstrel] Mack;  Leslie Chase (Lew) [minstrel] Brimmer;  Jennie Engel
2)
Working girls of New York, The, [drama]
Text Author: Poole
3)
Bower of flora
4)
Scenes at the tombs
5)
Songs, unidentified
aka New songs; Foreign airs by native artists
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Tony Pastor

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 16 April 1866, 5.

     “Tony Pastor’s original songs will be found racy and entertaining as ever.”

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 16 April 1866, 7.

     “First appearance of the favorite American cantatrice, miss jennie engel…still another new song by tony pastor.”

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 21 April 1866, 14.

     “The Pastor Opera House has become one of the institutions of our city, and last week was crowded every night.”