Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1858 to 1859

Lessee Mr E. T. Smith ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY SEASON Managers Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr W. Harrison; Acting Managers Mr William Brough and Mr Edward Murray; Conductor Alfred Mellon Stalls 6s.; dress circle 5s.; pit 2s.; first circle s3 .; lower gallery 1s.; upper gallery 6d.; private boxes 10s. 6d. to five guineas DATE CURTAIN RAISER MAINPIECE AFTERPIECE MATINEE September Mon 13 The Rose of Castille by Balfe Ballet Tue 14 The Rose of Castille Ballet Wed 15 The Rose of Castille Ballet Thu 16 The Rose of Castille Ballet Fri 17 The Rose of Castille Ballet Sat 18 The Rose of Castille Ballet Mon 20 The Rose of Castille Ballet Tue 21 The Rose of Castille Ballet Wed 22 The Rose of Castille Ballet Thu 23 The Rose of Castille Ballet Fri 24 The Rose of Castille Ballet Sat 25 The Rose of Castille Ballet Mon 27 The Rose of Castille Ballet Tue 28 The Rose of Castille Ballet Wed 29 The Rose of Castille Ballet Thu 30 The Rose of Castille Ballet October Fri 1 The Rose of Castille Ballet Sat 2 The Rose of Castille Ballet Mon 4 The Rose of Castille Ballet Tue 5 The Rose of Castille Ballet Wed 6 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour ballet Thu 7 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Fri 8 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Sat 9 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Mon 11 Martha by Flotow, English La Fleur d’Amour version by T. H. Reynoldson Tue 12 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Wed 13 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Thu 14 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Fri 15 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Sat 16 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Mon 18 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Tue 19 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Wed 20 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Thu 21 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Fri 22 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Sat 23 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Mon 25 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Tue 26 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Wed 27 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Thu 28 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Fri 29 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Sat 30 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour November Mon 1 Maritana by Wallace La Fleur d’Amour Tue 2 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Wed 3 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Thu 4 Maritana La Fleur d’Amour Fri 5 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Sat 6 Martha La Fleur d’Amour Mon 8 The Crown Diamonds by La Fleur d’Amour Auber Tue 9 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Wed 10 The Crown Diamonds La Fleur d’Amour Thu 11 Maritana La Fleur d’Amour Fri 12 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Sat 13 The Crown Diamonds La Fleur d’Amour Mon 15 The Crown Diamonds Ballet Tue 16 The Rose of Castille Ballet Wed 17 The Crown Diamonds Ballet Thu 18 Maritana Ballet Fri 19 The Rose of Castille Ballet Sat 20 The Crown Diamonds Ballet Mon 22 The Bohemian Girl by Balfe Ballet Tue 23 The Rose of Castille Ballet Wed 24 The Crown Diamonds Ballet Thu 25 The Bohemian Girl Ballet Fri 26 The Rose of Castille Ballet Sat 27 The Bohemian Girl La Fleur d’Amour Mon 29 Il Trovatore by Verdi, English Ballet Benefit for version by Charles Jefferys William Harrison Tue 30 The Bohemian Girl Ballet December Wed 1 Il Trovatore Ballet Thu 2 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Fri 3 Fra Diavolo by Auber Ballet Sat 4 Fra Diavolo La Fleur d’Amour Mon 6 Maritana Ballet Tue 7 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Wed 8 Il Trovatore Ballet Thu 9 The Rose of Castille La Fleur d’Amour Fri 10 Il Trovatore Ballet Sat 11 The Daughter of the Ballet Benefit for Regiment by Donizetti, Louisa Pyne English version Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 CHRISTMAS DAY Stalls 5s.; dress circle 4s.; pit 2s.; first circle s2 . 6d.; lower gallery 1s.; upper gallery 6d.; private boxes from 10s. 6d.; second price at 9.00 p.m Mon 27 Latest From New Robin Hood pantomime by E. York farce by J. L. Blanchard Stirling Coyne Tue 28 Latest From New Robin Hood York Wed 29 Latest From New Robin Hood Robin Hood York Thu 30 Latest From New Robin Hood York Fri 31 Latest From New Robin Hood York January Sat 1 Latest From New Robin Hood York Mon 3 Latest From New Robin Hood York Tue 4 Latest From New Robin Hood York Wed 5 Latest From New Robin Hood Robin Hood York Thu 6 Latest From New Robin Hood York Fri 7 Latest From New Robin Hood York Sat 8 Latest From New Robin Hood York Mon 10 Latest From New Robin Hood York Tue 11 Latest From New Robin Hood York Wed 12 Latest From New Robin Hood Robin Hood York Thu 13 Latest From New Robin Hood York Fri 14 Latest From New Robin Hood York Sat 15 Latest From New Robin Hood York Mon 17 Latest From New Robin Hood York Tue 18 Latest From New Robin Hood York Wed 19 Latest From New Robin Hood Robin Hood York Thu 20 Latest From New Robin Hood York Fri 21 Latest From New Robin Hood York Sat 22 Latest From New Robin Hood York Mon 24 Latest From New Robin Hood York Tue 25 Latest From New Robin Hood York Wed 26 Latest From New Robin Hood Robin Hood York Thu 27 Latest From New Robin Hood York Fri 28 Latest From New Robin Hood York Sat 29 Latest From New Robin Hood York Mon 31 Latest From New Robin Hood York February Tue 1 Latest From New Robin Hood York Wed 2 Latest From New Robin Hood Robin Hood York Thu 3 Latest From New Robin Hood York Fri 4 Latest From New Robin Hood York Sat 5 Latest From New Robin Hood York Mon 7 Our Gal farce by G. Robin Hood D. Johnson/Barney the Baron farce by Samuel Lover Tue 8 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Baron Wed 9 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Robin Hood Baron Thu 10 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Baron Fri 11 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Baron Sat 12 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Baron Mon 14 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Baron Tue 15 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Baron Wed 16 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Mr Howard Glover’s Baron Grand Annual Concert Thu 17 Our Gal/Barney the Robin Hood Baron Fri 18 In and Out of Place Robin Hood Benefit for farce by G. D. Mr and Mrs Johnson/ Barney Barney Williams the Baron Sat 19 In and Out of Robin Hood Place/ Barney the Baron Mon 21 Barney the Baron/ Robin Hood Latest From New York Tue 22 Barney the Baron/ Robin Hood Latest From New York Wed 23 In and Out of Robin Hood Place/ Barney the Baron Thu 24 In and Out of Robin Hood Place/ Barney the Baron Fri 25 In and Out of Robin Hood Place/ Barney the Baron Sat 26 In and Out of Robin Hood Place/ Barney the Baron Mon 28 William and Susan Robin Hood three-act ballad opera by J. H. Tully and T. H. Reynoldson March Tue 1 William and Susan Robin Hood Wed 2 William and Susan Robin Hood Thu 3 William and Susan Robin Hood Fri 4 William and Susan Robin Hood Sat 5 William and Susan Robin Hood Mon 7 William and Susan Robin Hood Tue 8 William and Susan Robin Hood ASH WEDNESDAY Thu 10 William and Susan Robin Hood Fri 11 William and Susan Robin Hood Sat 12 William and Susan Robin Hood Mon 14 William and Susan Robin Hood Tue 15 William and Susan Robin Hood Wed 16 William and Robin Hood Benefit for Susan/Raphael’s Harry Boleno Dream, author unknown Thu 17 William and Susan Robin Hood Fri 18 William and Susan Robin Hood Sat 19 William and Susan Robin Hood Mon 21 William and Susan Two Heads Are Better Than Ballet from Robin Hood One farce by Frederick Lennox Horne Tue 22 William and Susan Two Heads Are Better Than Ballet from Robin Hood One Wed 23 William and Susan Two Heads Are Better Than Ballet from Robin Hood One Thu 24 William and Susan Two Heads Are Better Than Ballet from Robin Hood One Fri 25 William and Susan Perfection comic drama by T. Ballet from Robin Hood H. Bayly Sat 26 William and Susan Two Heads Are Better Than Ballet from Robin Hood One Theatre closed until 25 April ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA DRURY LANE Stalls 10s. 6d.; dress circle 7s.; pit 3s. 6d.; second circle and amphitheatre 5s.; lower gallery 2s.; upper gallery 1s. April EASTER La Sonnambula by Bellini Ariadne ballet MONDAY Tue 26 La Favorita by Donizetti Ariadne Wed 27 La Favorita Ariadne Thu 28 La Sonnambula Ariadne Fri 29 La Favorita Ariadne Sat 30 La Sonnambula Ariadne May Mon 2 La Sonnambula Ariadne Tue 3 Lucrezia Borgia by Donizetti Ariadne Wed 4 Lucia di Lammermoor by Ariadne Donizetti Thu 5 Lucrezia Borgia Ariadne Fri 6 Lucia di Lammermoor Ariadne Sat 7 Lucrezia Borgia Ariadne Mon 9 Lucrezia Borgia Ariadne Tue 10 La Traviata by Verdi Ariadne Wed 11 La Favorita Ballet Thu 12 La Traviata Ballet Fri 13 Rigoletto by Verdi Ballet Sat 14 Lucrezia Borgia Ballet Mon 16 Rigoletto Ballet Tue 17 Il Trovatore by Verdi Ballet Wed 18 La Traviata Ballet Thu 19 Il Trovatore Ballet Fri 20 Rigoletto by Verdi Ballet Sat 21 Il Trovatore Ballet Mon 23 Lucia di Lammermoor Ballet Tue 24 Il Don Giovanni by Mozart Wed 25 La Favorita Ballet Thu 26 La Traviata Ballet Fri 27 Rigoletto Ballet Il Trovatore Sat 28 Il Don Giovanni Mon 30 Lucrezia Borgia Ariadne Tue 31 Il Barbiere di Seviglia by Ariadne Rossini June Wed 1 Rigoletto Ariadne Thu 2 Il Trovatore Ballet Fri 3 Il Barbiere di Seviglia Ballet Sat 4 Il Trovatore Ballet Mon 6 Il Barbiere di Seviglia Ballet Tue 7 Il Don Giovanni Wed 8 Il Trovatore Ballet Thu 9 Il Giuramento by Merdadante Ballet Fri 10 Lucrezia Borgia Ballet Sat 11 Il Giuramento Ballet Mon 13 La Traviata Ballet Tue 14 Il Trovatore Ballet Wed 15 Il Barbiere di Seviglia Ballet Thu 16 Les Huguenots by Meyerbeer Ballet Fri 17 Il Giuramento Ballet Sat 18 Les Huguenots Ballet Mon 20 La Traviata Ballet Tue 21 Les Huguenots Wed 22 La Figlia del Reggimento by Ballet Donizetti Thu 23 Il Don Giovanni Fri 24 Lucrezia Borgia Ballet Sat 25 Il Trovatore Ballet Mon 27 Les Huguenots Tue 28 La Figlia del Regimento Last scene Lucia di Lammermoor/ Ballet Wed 29 Il Trovatore Ballet Thu 30 Il Don Giovanni July Fri 1 La Traviata Ballet Sat 2 Il Don Giovanni Mon 4 La Figlia del Reggimento 4th act Rigoletto Tue 5 La Favorita Pas de deux Wed 6 Mixed programme Benefit for E. T. Smith Thu 7 Norma by Verdi Ballet Fri 8 La Traviata Ballet Sat 9 Norma Ballet Mon 11 La Zingara by Balfe, Italian Ballet Benefit for version of The Bohemian Girl Michael Balfe Tue 12 La Traviata Ballet Wed 13 Norma Ballet Thu 14 Mixed programme Benefit for Signor Guiglini Fri 15 Mixed programme Sat 16 Il Don Giovanni Second circle boxes 2s. 6d.; pit 2s.; lower gallery 1s.; upper gallery 6d. Mon 18 The Bohemian Girl by Balfe Ballet Tue 19 Norma Ballet Wed 20 Norma Ballet Thu 21 Lucrezia Borgia Ballet Fri 22 Mixed programme Sat 23 Il Trovatore Ballet Mon 25 Mixed programme Tue 26 La Traviata Ballet Wed 27 I Vespri Siciliani by Verdi The Four Seasons ballet Thu 28 I Vespri Siciliani The Four Seasons Fri 29 I Vespri Siciliani The Four Seasons Sat 30 I Vespri Siciliani The Four Seasons Theatre closed until 4 October