Winter Garden: Barney Williams Benefit

Event Information

Venue(s):
Winter Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
William [critic, manager] Stuart

Manager / Director:
William [critic, manager] Stuart

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 March 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

27 Apr 1866, 7:45 PM

Program Details

J. G. Hanley, stage manager.

Friday was the benefit, and on Saturday the program was repeated.

Shandy Maguire included "The Irish girl," "My heart's in old Ireland," and an Irish jig.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams;  Barney Williams
2)
Shandy Maguire; or, The bould boy of the mountain
aka Shandy McGuire; Bould boy of the mountain
Text Author: Pilgrim
3)
"Irish girl, The"
4)
"My heart’s in old Ireland"
5)
Irish jig
aka Wild Irish jig
6)
In and out of place
Text Author: Johnson
7)
Barney the baron; or, The haunted chamber
Text Author: Lover

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 27 April 1866, 7.