Appendix 6: Emma Abbott Grand Opera Company. Sample Itineraries (1879‐80; 1884‐85; 1889‐90)

1879‐1880 Season. Personnel: William Allen, William Archer, William Castle, William Connell, E. Field, Stoddard Houghton, Tom Karl, William MacDonald, Mr. Maurel, Hugh Nelson, William Randall, Ellis Ryse, Edward Seguin, Alonzo Stoddard, Arthur Tams, Walter (or Wallace) Temple, George Weeks. Emma Abbott, Emily Gilbert, Therese Marcy, Pauline Maurel, Julie Rose, Zelda Seguin, Marie Stone. Musial Dir: Caryl Florio (William James Robjohn); managers: Charles Pratt and James Morrissey Date Venue 8‐20 September New York City. Grand Opera House 22‐27 September Brooklyn. Park Theatre 1‐2 October New Haven. Music Hall 3‐18 October Unknown. Providence / Hartford/ Springfield MA /Worcester? 20 October‐1 November Boston. Park Theatre. 3 November Providence. Music Hall (concert) 4 November Unknown. 5‐6 November Portland, ME. City Hall 7‐8; 10‐15 November Unknown. 17‐22 November Washington. National Theatre 24‐29 November Philadelphia. Walnut Street 1‐6 December Pittsburgh. Opera House 8‐13 December Cincinnati. Pike’s Opera House 15‐20 December Chicago. Haverly’s Opera House 22‐27 December St. Paul. Academy of Music 29 December‐3 January Topeka, Kansas? 1 January Rock Island, Illinois. Harper’s Theatre 7‐9 January 1880 Kansas City. Coates Opera House? 10 January St. Joseph, Missouri. Toodle’s Opera House 12‐17 January St. Louis. Grand Opera House 19 January Unknown. Louisville? 20 January Zanesville, Ohio. Opera House? 21‐22 January Unknown. 23‐24 January Columbus, Ohio. Grand Opera House 26‐30 January Louisville? 31 January Evansville, Indiana 2‐7 February Memphis, Tennessee. Leubrie’s Theatre 9‐21 February New Orleans, Grand Opera House 23 February Mobile, Alabama. Mobile Theatre 25 February Charleston, SC; Augusta, GA 26‐28 February Unknown. 1‐3 March Savannah. Savannah Theatre 4 March Atlanta. DeGive’s Opera House 5‐6 March Unknown.

March? Nashville? 8‐13 March Louisville. Macauley’s Opera House 15‐16 March Indianapolis. Grand Opera House 24 March Grand Rapids, Michigan? 29 March‐3 April Philadelphia. Walnut Street 7‐10 April Richmond. Richmond Theatre 12‐17 April Baltimore. Albaugh’s Holiday Street Theatre 19‐24 April Washington, D. C. 26 April Harrisburg, PA. Grand Opera House 27 April Lancaster, PA. Fulton Opera House 28 April Reading, PA?1 29 April Wilkes Barre, PA? 30 April Pittston, PA? 1 May Scranton, PA? 3 May Easton PA ? 4 May Wilmington, DE. Grand Opera House 5 May Philadelphia. Academy of Music. Grand Farewell benefit. 6 May Trenton, NJ 7 May New Brunswick, NJ 8 May Philadelphia. Academy of Music. Grand Farewell performance.

1 Information for 25 February and 28 April-3 May is from letters from William MacDonald or Tom Karl to Effie Ober. See Chapter Four.

1884‐85 Season. Personnel: Walter Allen, William Broderick, Maurice Campbell, Enrico Campobello, William Castle, Maurice Connell, Valentine Fabrini, Thomas Guise, Robert Maurice, William H. Pease, Signor Tagliapietra. Emma Abbott, Lizzie Annandale, Laura Bellini, Marie Hindle. Conductor: Signor Tomasi 8‐13 September Louisville. Masonic Temple Theatre 15‐20 September Cincinnati. Heuck’s Opera House 22‐27 September Unknown. Pittsburgh? 29 September‐4 October Brooklyn. Brooklyn Theatre 6‐11 October Unknown. Pittsburgh? 13‐18 October Unknown. Cleveland? 20‐25 October Chicago. Grand Opera House? 28 October (10/27‐11/1?) Chicago? October? Ft. Wayne, Indiana 3‐8 November Unknown. 10‐15 November Washington, D. C. Albaugh’s Opera House 17‐22 November Minneapolis? 24‐29 November St. Paul, Minnesota. Grand Opera House 1‐ ? December Duluth, Minnesota. Grand Opera House 4‐6 December Milwaukee. Academy of Music 3 December LaCrosse, Wisc. 8‐13 December Kansas City. Coates Opera house 15‐20 December Denver. Tabor Opera House 22‐25 December Salt Lake City. Salt Lake Theatre 29 December‐24 January San Francisco. Baldwin Theatre 26‐29 January Sacramento, California. Metropolitan Theatre 30‐31 January Stockton, California. Avon Theatre 2‐7 February Los Angeles. Grand Opera House 9‐11 February Unknown. 12‐15 February (Thurs‐Sun) Galveston, Texas. Tremont Opera House 16‐17 February Houston, Texas. Pilot’s Opera House 18‐21 February San Antonio, Texas. Turner Opera House 23‐24 February Unknown. Austin? 25 February Waco, Texas 26 February Fort Worth, Texas 27‐28 February Dallas, Texas. Opera House 2‐? March Topeka, Kansas? 6 March Little Rock, Arkansas 9‐14 March Memphis, Tennessee. Leubrie’s Theater 16‐21 March Unknown. 23‐26 March Indianapolis. Dickson’s Grand Opera House 30 March Springfield, Ohio. Black’s Opera House 31 March‐1 April Columbus. Comstock’s Opera House. 2‐4 April Unknown. 6‐11 April Unknown.

13‐18 April Pittsburgh, PA 20‐25 April Philadelphia. Chestnut Street Theatre (end of season)

1889‐1890 Season. Personnel: Walter Allen, , William Broderick, Maurice Campbell, Enrico Campobello, William Castle, John Cheviot, Maurice Connell, John Curtis, Valentine Fabrini, F. Faust, Thomas Guise, Richard Karl, H. Keady, James Larrange, Robert Maurel, F. McKnight, Fernando Michelena, Agostino Montegriffo, William H. Pease, William Pruett, Signor Tagliapietra. Emma Abbott, Lizzie Annandale, Laura Bellini, Marie Hindle, Myra Mirella, Myra Moeller, Florence Sinclair. Mus. Dir: Albert Kraus 23‐28 September Detroit. Opera House 30 September‐2 October Unknown. Lansing, MI? 3‐5 October Grand Rapids, Michigan. Powers’ Grand Opera House 7‐12 October Chicago. Grand Opera House 14‐16 October Indianapolis, Indiana. Grand Opera House 17‐19 October Evansville, Indiana. Grand Opera House 21‐22 October Unknown. St. Louis? 23‐24? October Springfield, Illinois. Chattterton’s Opera House. 25‐26 October Davenport, Iowa. Burtis Opera House 30 October‐2 November Omaha. Boyd’s Opera House 4‐9 November St. Louis. Olympic Theatre 11‐16 November Kansas City. Coates Opera House 18 November Leavenworth, Kansas 19‐23 November Unknown. 25‐30 November Nashville, Tennessee? 2‐7; 9‐14 December Unknown. 16‐19 December Dallas, Texas. Dallas Opera House 20‐21 December Unknown. Houston? 23‐24 December Unknown. Galveston? 25‐26 December? Austin. Opera House. 27‐28 December Unknown. 30 December‐1 January 1890 Houston. Tremont Opera House 2‐4 January Unknown. Baton Rouge? 6‐11 January New Orleans. Grand Opera House 14‐15 January Mobile, AL. Mobile Theatre 17‐18 January Montgomery, AL. Opera House 20‐25 January Unknown. Atlanta? 27 January‐1 February Unknown. Savannah, GA? 3‐6 February Unknown. Charleston? 7‐8 February Augusta, GA. Grand Opera House 10‐15 February Richmond, VA. Richmond Theatre? 17‐22 February Baltimore. Harris’ Academy 24 February‐1 March Washington, D. C. New National Theatre 3‐8 March Brooklyn. Amphion Academy 10‐15 March Philadelphia. New Park Theatre 17‐22 March Pittsburgh, Bijou Theatre 24‐29 March Cincinnati. Grand Opera House 25 April Worcester, MA. Mechanics Hall 26 April Springfield MA. Gilmore’s Opera House 30 April Lowell, MA. Opera House.