The Daily Picayune 8/10/1861
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This review appeared in the newspaper the day after Macarthy's first show at the Academy of Music. It described the performance as "extensive and comprehensive," and referred to "The Bonnie Blue Flag" as the "National Song of the South." It also referred to wartime in New Orleans as "dull times" and thanked Macarthy for providing a source of entertainment for the citizens of New Orleans.
Courtesy of the Times-Picayune
This file appears in: Harry Macarthy and the Academy of Music
Harry Macarthy and the Academy of Music
In August 1861, Harry Macarthy, also known as "The Arkansas Comedian," arrived in New Orleans to perform a three-month stint of "Personation Concerts" at the Academy of Music, a then popular play house located on St. Charles…