House of Commons

Event Information

Venue(s):
House of Commons

Proprietor / Lessee:
Robert Smith [House of Commons]

Price: Free

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
27 June 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

22 Nov 1862, Evening

Program Details

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: [Free & Easy] Ducker; [Free & Easy] Gaffney; Robert Smith [House of Commons]; [Free and Easy] Conley; Mr. [Free & Easy] Thalberg; W. [Campbell] Shackleton; Mr. [Free & Easy] Hinkley; Mr. [Free & Easy] Watts; John J. Dougherty

2)

"Scenes that are faded"

Participants: Robert Smith [House of Commons]

3)

"Memories of the past, The"

aka Of all the memories of the past

Participants: Robert Smith [House of Commons]

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 22 November 1862, 7.

“The Mammoth Free and Easy will once more be held . . . amid the ruins of its former splendor. . . . Watts will illustrate his Experience at the Great Fire. . . . Bob Smith, standing amidst the debris, will sing, ‘Scenes That Are Faded’ and ‘The Memories of the Past.’” COMMENT: There was a major fire in the area just after midnight on 11/16/1862, and many nearby buildings were seriously damamged.