Bryants’ Minstrels

“Bryants’ Minstrels are giving a varied and very interesting entertainment just now, but the attendance is not what it should be. The hall is a beautiful little place, the seats easy and comfortable, and everything is placed on the stage with care and attention to details. Dan Bryant, the manager and principal performer in the company, is an actor of rare merit; what he does denotes the true artist; nothing is slighted when Dan is in the vein. A better bit of burlesque than his make-up and imitation of Gabel, the Gen de Armes in ‘Genevieve de Brabant,’ we have never witnessed on the Ethiopian stage. Jas. Unsworth is another capital performer—whether on the end, in his stump speech or in banjo solos, he is equally at home, and never fails to make his points. Eugene, in the burlesque prima donna business, has no superior—if he is equaled—on the black boards; his imitations of operatic celebrities are very clever, while his dancing would do no discredit to many of the first-class danseuses at our theatres. Nelse Seymour is another valuable aid to the company, although he does not shine to much advantage as a middle man ; in his special acts, however, and in his opposite parts with Dan Bryant, he is very funny—his great length of reach with his feet is a marvel in itself, and never fails to bring down the house—figuratively speaking. In fact, the company is good, although not quite as strong in the singing department as it might be.”