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 present Friday, September 1, 1797, will be presented, a comedy, called, The belles stratagem ... End of the play, a duet for the violin and violoncello, by Mr. and Master Ware. After which, an interlude, in one act, called, Cross purposes ... To which will be added, a grand serio comic pantomime, called, The deserter of Naples ; or, Royal clemency.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund, 1998.
    PMC 1275
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  • This present Monday, Dec. 27, 1790 The haunted tower ... With (1st time) a pantomime partly new and partly compiled, called, The fairy favour ; or, Harlequin animated.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1327
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  • This present Saturday, April 2, 1814, their Majesties servants will perform, (for the first time at this theatre,) the comedy of Every one has his fault ... at the end of the comedy, Master Barnett will sing a ballad, called The Nelson of the day. (composed by Mr. Parry.) to which will be added, the grand musical romance of Lodoiska. With the original music, from the scores of the late Mr. Storace.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1115
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  • This present Saturday, Dec. 18, 1813, will be acted the comick opera of Love in a village ... To which will be added (4th time) a new melo-dramatick opera (in two acts)called For England, ho!

    Purchased on the Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1283.4
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  • This present Saturday, Dec. 8, 1804, will be acted a tragedy, called Douglas ... To which will be added a farce, called The sultan.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1344
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  • This present Saturday, Feb. 9, 1811, will be performed a new musical drama, in three acts, called The knight of Snowdoun ... after which will be performed (for the 38th time) a new pantomime, called Harlequin & Asmodeus, or, Cupid on crutches.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1122
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  • This present Saturday, July 12, 1817, will be acted the comedy of the Honey moon ... End of the comedy, a new comick song, call d York, You're wanted, by Mr Emery to which will be added a burletta, called Midas.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1225
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  • This present Saturday, November 13, 1824, will be acted (for the twentieth time at this theatre) the celebrated opera, called Der Freischütz; or, The black huntsman of Bohemia, altered and adapted to the English stage. With the original musick composed by Carl Maria von Weber ... To which will be added an opera (in two acts) called Clari.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1201.6
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  • This present Thursday, being the 30th of September, 1762, will be presented a comedy, call'd The conscious lovers ... To which will be added a farce, call'd The old maid.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund, 1998.
    PMC 1285
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  • This present Thursday, Dec. 16, 1813, will be performed, 19th time, (compressed into two acts,) the serious opera of Artaxerxes ... After which, (2d time at this theatre) a piece in one act, called Mrs. Wiggins ... To which will be added (2d time) a new melo-dramatick opera (in two acts), called For England, ho!

    Purchased on the Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1283.2
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