Der Beste Ton

Event Information

Venue(s):
Thalia Theater

Proprietor / Lessee:
Eduard Härting

Price: $1 orchestra-reserved; $1.50 balcony; $.75 first tier; $.60 balcony-reserved; $.50 parquet; $.30 second tier; $10.00 Private Booth (for 6 people)

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 June 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 Sep 1866, 8:00 PM

Program Details

See http://theaterzettel.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/h/d/1868.04.18.html for an earlier program of this piece from Germany. The earlier format is identical to the advertisements for the Stadttheater and the Thalia Theater.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Beste Ton, Der
Text Author: Töpfer
Participants:  Marie Methua-Scheller (role: Louise)

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 30 August 1866, 2.

     “Messrs. Haerting [sic] and Methua will open this theater to-night.  Mr. Haerting will deliver a prologue, according to the old custom, and then will be presented the German comedy of “Der Beste Ton” (The Best Style), by Charles Toepfer.  We learn with pleasure that the company of German players here engaged includes Madame Methua-Scheller.  The statement that Mr. Bogomil Dawison has been engaged here is untrue.  We trust, however, that the eminent tragedian will not depart unseen.  Once more we comment the Thalia Theater to the attention of those who admire German drama and the German style of dramatic art.”

2)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 02 September 1866.
3)
Announcement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 02 September 1866.
4)
Review: New York Herald, 03 September 1866, 5.

Opening of the Thalia German Theater.

5)
Review: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 04 September 1866, 8.

     Large and elegant audience. Härting showered with flowers after his prologue.

6)
Review: New-York Times, 05 September 1866, 5.

Comments on “best acting in this city.”

7)
Review: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 09 September 1866, 4.

     Methua-Scheller has improved tremendously; she moves more fluently, confidently and naturally. Mrs. Hesse performed as ‘Leopoldine’ with much gracefulness and sensitivity. Härting did as well as he could with the rather unfortunate character he played.