Bryants’ Minstrels

“The delegrates are having a good time with the Bryants. It is so convenient to drop from the heated room up stairs, down to the cheerful little theatre below. And then all the aggravation of rival candidates is forgotten in the sooty pleasantries of Dan Bryant, Eph Horn, Unsworth, Nelse Seymour, Eugene, and the rest of them. The oratory of Unsworth, by the way, is not unworthy of imitation. It is at least as coherent and forcible as most Democratic stump speaking, and possesses the additional merit of being funny. This is one of the specialties of Unsworth, but he is admirable in every detail of the minstrel business. He is one of the best artists we have ever had here. Eugene is another addition to the troupe. He sustains the prima-donna parts and sings in falsetto with much artistic skill, albeit somewhat too seriously as it seems to us. Eugene is an excellent dancer, and his petite but well-built figure looks attractive in the abbreviated costume of the other sex. Dan Bryant is a host in himself. No one should neglect to hear and see him in ‘Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines.’ The whole of this burlesque on Lingard’s entertainment is indescribably ludicrous. The new version of Mr. Daly’s ‘Flash of Lightning’ has proved a decided hit.  The scene in the boiler room is very happily hit off. Everyone will be gratified who pays a visit to the Bryants. Their entertainment is always good, and their company is decidedly the best in the City.”