Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection

  • This evening, Thursday, March 26, 1835, will be performed the new grand historical opera, in 3 acts, of Gustavus of Sweden ... At the end of the opera, by particular desire, the national anthem of God save the King ... The whole to conclude with the interesting new drama called Secret service, or The home department.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1220.20
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  • This evening, Tuesday, November 15, 1836, the entertainments will commence with ... the favorite opera, (written by S.J. Arnold, Esq.), entitled The Devil's bridge, the music composed by Mr. Braham and Mr. Horn. After which, will be performed the vaudeville burletta, entitled The loan of a lover ... In the course of the evening will be presented a musical pasticcio ... The evening's entertainments to conclude ... with the favorite farce, called My neighbour's wife!

    Purchased on the Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1139
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  • This evening, Wednesday, May 16th, 1849, will be presented (for the last time this season) Auber's celebrated opera, called The Syren.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1217
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  • This is the house that Jack built : a favorite glee with an accompaniment for the piano forte / the music by Mr. Hook.

    Hook, Mr. (James), 1746-1827.
    Purchased on the Cary Fund in 2008.
    PMC 2094
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  • This present Monday, April 7, 1823, will be acted Shakespeare's tragedy of Macbeth. The overture and symphonies between the acts by Mr. Ware - the vocal musick by Matthew Lock. With 7th time, a splendid melo-dramatick tale of enchantment (from incidents in the Peruvian tales) called The vision of the sun ; or, The orphan of Peru. The overture and musick composed, selected and arranged by Mr. Ware.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1201.5
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  • This present evening Saturday, December 6, 1834, will be performed the new comedy, in three acts, called Married life, or Fireside sketches ... At the end of the comedy, Mr Frampton will dance his comic medley. After which, for the first time this season, the laughable interlude, in one act, of A lesson for lovers, or The young widow ... The whole to conclude with, for the first time this season, the favourite farce, in two acts, called The minister of finance, or The schoolmaster abroad.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1220.3
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  • This present evening Tuesday, December 9, 1834, will be produced Planche's historical drama called The Regent ... At the end of the drama, Mr Frampton will perform his Chinese pas seul. After which will be performed, by desire, the popular farce of Perfection, or The lady of Munster. The whole to conclude with the new comedy, in three acts, called Married life, or Fireside sketches.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1220.4
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  • This present evening, Friday, February 27, 1835, will be performed the popular opera, in three acts, called Guy Mannering ... After which will be performed the popular interlude of Twelve precisely, or A night at Dover ... The whole to conclude with the popular burletta called Midas.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1220.16
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  • This present evening, Friday, January 9, 1835, will be performed the comedy of Paul Pry ... After which will be performed the new interlude called Every body's husband, or Bigamy, trigamy, and quadrigamy .. The whole to conclude with the new grand comic Christmas pantomime entitled Maggie Lauder, or Harlequin and the wizard.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1220.9
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  • This present evening, Friday, March 6, 1835, second time, the opera, founded upon Cooper's Bravo, called The red mask ... To which will be added the grand melo-dramatic opera, in three acts, called 'Masaniello.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1220.19
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