Bryants’ Minstrels

“The programmes of our various minstrel halls remain unchanged. Good bills, full houses and plenty of fun are at present the general order of affairs in the world of minstrelsy. Bryants’ gives us ‘Ill-True-Bad-Doer,’ with a ‘Miserere Chorus.’”

“Johnny Pearce was added to the company on the 7th and appeared during the week in Billy Morris’ sketch called ‘A Perplexing Predicament,’ with Nelse Seymour as the lawyer. Unsworth appeared in a new banjo solo last week, which was encored.  He also gave his stump speech of ‘Any Other Man.’ Dan Bryants’ performance of ‘Capt. Jinks’ appears to be as popular as was ‘Old Times Rocks’ at the old place on Broadway years ago, for he is encored each evening. Hogan and Hughes, two clever song and dance performers, gave ‘The Happiest Couple Out.’ Business was fair all the past week.  Brougham’s burlesque on Orphee aux Enfers is in active preparation.”