Charley White Company

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
30 November 2015

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 Feb 1867, Evening
19 Feb 1867, Evening
20 Feb 1867, Evening
21 Feb 1867, Evening
22 Feb 1867, Evening
23 Feb 1867, Evening
23 Feb 1867, 2:30 PM

Program Details

Strayed-l-ah was presumably a parody of Flotow’s Alessandro Stradella, recently performed at the Olympic Theatre.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Charley White Company

2)

Puss in boots; or, The miller’s three sons

3)

4)

5)

6)

Broadway boys

aka Original Broadway boys

7)

Bedouin Arabs

aka Bedouin Arabs of color

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 February 1867.

2)

Advertisement: New York Clipper, 23 February 1867, 368.

3)

Review: New York Herald, 23 February 1867, 5.

“…Charley White’s troupe gave a matinee performance before a crowded house. The new pantomime Puss in Boots and a variety programme were presented on the occasion.”