The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Dramatic Feuilleton

Figaro [Clapp, Henry Jr.]. "Dramatic Feuilleton." New York Saturday Press, February 24, 1866, 120-121.
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Type
newspaper
Genre
review
Abstract

Figaro writes to Mr. Editor about his general complaints about The Child Stealer, but ultimately gives the play a favorable review. He also discusses the current performances at the Academy of Music and gives a report of other theatrical current events.

People Mentioned in this Work
Booth, Edwin [pages: 121]

Figaro mentions Booth's success at the Winter Garden (121).

Clapp, Henry
de Walden, Thomas [pages: 121]

Figaro mentions that De Walden's Sam is selling out nightly in Philadelphia (121).

Gayler, Charles [pages: 120]

Figaro threatens to have Gayler arrested for "cruelty to audiences" if he does not cut the performance time of The Child Stealer (120).

Wallack's Lyceum [pages: 121]

Figaro mentions that he has not yet seen the new play, Society, at Wallack's (121).

People who Created this Work
Clapp, Henry author