The Wicklow Postman Explained

The Wicklow Postman
Music:Eugene O'Rourke
B.H. Janssen
Lyrics:Eugene O'Rourke
B.H. Janssen
Albert Hall
Productions:1893 New York

The Wicklow Postman is a musical play with a book by Mark Price and music and lyrics mostly by Eugene O'Rourke andB.H. Janssen, that was popular in the 1890s. Set in Wicklow, Ireland, the work was a starring vehicle for the Irish comedian Eugene O'Rourke (1863–1912) who played the title role.[1]

Productions

A production opened in Boston, Massachusetts, in September 1892.[2] The New York production, produced by Lee Harrison,[3] was playing (at least) in the week of April 30, 1893, at H. R. Jacobs' Third Avenue Theatre.[4]

The show opened in Chicago on August 19, 1895, with O'Rourke and Bettina Girard in the female supporting role.[5] In December 1895 the champion boxers John L. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan joined the touring company and presented boxing exhibitions in conjunction with performances of the musical under a single ticket.[1] In 1896, O'Rourke was still touring in the show, appearing in London, Ontario, Canada.[6]

Songs

Based on published sheet music, the songs included were:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America's First Sports Hero. 236. Lyons Press. 9781493001989. Christopher Klein. 2013.
  2. "Boston Theatres," The New York Times, September 3, 1893, p. 16
  3. Grau, Robert. Forty Years Observation of Music and the Drama (New York: Broadway publishing company, 1909), pp. 196–97
  4. Brown, Thomas Allston. A History of the New York Stage (New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903), vol. 3, p. 231
  5. "Notes of the Stage," New York Times, August 4, 1895, p. 11
  6. A copy of the program is in the D. B. Weldon Library, University of Western Ontario, OCLC accession number 243518900

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