Event Information
Venue(s):
Kelly and Leon's Minstrels Hall (720 Broadway)
Price: $.50 parquet and balcony; $.75 reserved parquet and balcony; $1 orchestra chairs
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
2 July 2019
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
30 Nov 1868, 8:00 PM
01 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
02 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
03 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
04 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
05 Dec 1868, 8:00 PM
Program Details
First appearance of Mons. Sclierret (late of De Pol’s).
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 22 November 1868.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 28 November 1868, 270, 3d col., middle.
3)
Announcement: New York Herald, 30 November 1868, 4.
“The circuses and the minstrels never fail.”
4)
Review: New York Herald, 30 November 1868, 5.
“The minstrel halls are sparkling with wit and humor. At Kelly and Leon’s “Tame Cats” nightly convulses large and fashionable throngs.”
5)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 05 December 1868, 278, 2d col., middle.
6)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 05 December 1868, 279.
7)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 December 1868, 286, 3d col., middle.
Brief review of “Tame Cats;” no mention of music
