Bryants’ Minstrels

“Bryants’ Minstrels, finding that their excellent programme requires no immediate change for the holidays, intend to continue it. ‘Genevieve de Bryant’ and ‘Il Trovatore,’ with the charming little tenor De Solla, are still the attractions.”

“Had the veriest misanthrope in existence been at Bryants’ last evening, to say nothing of the large and good humored audience that crowded every part of the handsome little theatre, he would have changed his opinions immediately and come to the sound conclusion that there is fun in the world after all. The programme, though now standing for some time unchanged, is as attractive as any similar institution could present, and, measuring the enjoyment of the audience by the hearty merriment that was elicited, Bryants’ troupe proved themselves worthy the reputation they bear for originality, humor and a strict adherence to genuine minstrelsy.”

“The Bryants continue to present an attractive programme at their Minstrel Hall, in Fourteenth street. A feature at this house at present is the singing in the first part, which is very fine, particularly the ballad singing of Raphael De Solla, the boy tenor from California, who is nightly encored from two to three times. He possesses a remarkably high soprano voice. Dan Bryant’s burlesque of ‘Genevieve de Bryant’ continues in favor with the audience, and receives from three to four encores each evening.”