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The ballet by Mons. Grossi, entitled

THE  COQUETTE.

Characters by MiUie Flora, Helene Smith, Florence Wells, Laura Le Claire
(afterwards Mrs. Josh Hart, now Mrs. Will Sands), Viro Farrand, Jennie Lor¬
raine, Lizzie Shaw, Millie Young and Georgie Natalie.

Charley White's Comicality;

THE   STUPID   SERVANT.
 

Dance.....Florence Wells

Clog Dance    .    .    .      Broadway Boys
Overture......Orchestra
 

John Breakall     .    .    .  Charley White

Mr. Fitzgig.....Josh Hart

Dance.......Millie Flora

Song and Dance .... Dick Ralph

To conclude with the burlesque, entitled

STREETS   OF NEW  YORK,

with Charley White, Geo. Winship, Frank Kerns, Dick Ralph, Geo. Warren, and
H. Jones in the characters.

This house was opened June 3, 1867, by Robert W. Butler, as
"Butler's American Theatre," with the following music hall com¬
pany: Mons. La Thorne, stage manager; M. Grossi, ballet-mas¬
ter; Thos. Sirapson, rausical director; Zuccoli Sisters, Eloise
Clyde, Hughey Dougherty, S. S. Purdy, John Queen, Charles
Pettengill, H. Stanley, Dick Sands, Robert Edeson, C. E. Col¬
lins, C. Gardiner, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ryan, Master Barney, Ada
Tesman, J. C. Stewart. July 2 appeared Helene Sraith and Carrie
Austin; July 9, George R. Edeson; July 15, Fanny Forrest, Bob
Hart, and Frank Kerns; July 23, Nelse Seyraour; July 30, Wash
Norton; Aug. 27, Sig. Henrico; Sept. 3, Laura Le Claire and
Josh Hart; Sept. 24, Fanny Forrest, Frank, William, and George
Ashton; Oct. 8, Annetta Galetti and Mons. Cardella; Oct. 22,
Harry Burchard, Geo. Warner, Geo. Edeson, and Geo. Winship;
Nov. 5, Eva Brent; Dec. 5, Ben Goldsmith; Dec. 10, Billy Allen;
Dec. 17, Sig. Chiriski and E. S. Collins. Early on the morning
of April 8, 1868, fire was discovered in the building, which soon
extended into the auditorium and destroyed the house, as well as
slightly damaging the Apprentices' Library adjoining.

THE  OLD   BROADWAY THEATRE

THE original projector of the "Old Broadway Theatre" was
Thomas S. Hamblin, but just as he was about beginning
operations, the Bowery Theatre, then under his management, was
destroyed by fire, involving him in a loss of $100,000. Col. Alvah
Mann then commenced the erection of it, and, after spending
$14,000, was obliged to call in the aid of Mr. Raymond in order