House of Commons Benefit
Event Information
Venue(s):
City Assembly Rooms
Manager / Director:
Albert Braham [tenor, etc.]
Professor Macpherson
Price: $1 gentleman and ladies
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
27 June 2013
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
25 Nov 1862, 8:00 PMProgram Details
Albert Braham, vocal dir.; Prof. Macpherson, dancing dir.
Great Complimentary Concert and Ball to Messrs. Smith and Burlison, proprietors of the House of Commons.
There was a major fire on 11/16/1862 that damaged the House of Commons. SEE AR: NYT 11/17/1862, p.2.
Great Complimentary Concert and Ball to Messrs. Smith and Burlison, proprietors of the House of Commons.
There was a major fire on 11/16/1862 that damaged the House of Commons. SEE AR: NYT 11/17/1862, p.2.
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Master [minstrel] Gibbs; Master [dancer] Eddy; M. J. Solomons [minstrel-clarinet]; Mr. [Free & Easy] Hinkley; John J. Dougherty; Unidentified Free & Easy Riley; Mr. [Free & Easy] Sullivan; Albert Braham [tenor, etc.]; Mr. [Free & Easy] Howard; Thomas L. Donnelly; Mr. Sidomfield; Edward H. Harding [vocal-prop.]; George [Minstrel] Gray; W. [Campbell] Shackleton
Citations
2)
Benefit for proprietors of the House of Commons, which suffered an “extensive conflagration . . . No effort having been spared by the Committee of Arrangements to secure first class artists, and make it the greatest success of the season; it is hoped the numerous friends of the unfortunate beneficiaries will muster strongly on the occasion.”