Wood’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Minstrel Hall

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 October 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

20 Apr 1863, 8:00 PM
21 Apr 1863, 8:00 PM
22 Apr 1863, 8:00 PM
23 Apr 1863, 8:00 PM
24 Apr 1863, 8:00 PM
25 Apr 1863, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Wood’s Minstrels

R.C.B. Isaacs and P.B. Isaacs are The Isaacs Brothers.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  M. Lewis [minstrel];  Charley [minstrel] Fox;  James Garatagua;  Frank Brower;  H. Schwicardi;  Cool White [minstrel];  C. J . [minstrel] Lockwood;  R. C. B. Isaacs;  Edward [minstrel] Haslam;  Nelse Seymour;  Charles Henry [minstrel tenor];  James W. [minstrel] Glenn;  P. B. Isaacs;  J. Leis
2)
Too fast for safety
aka R.R.E., or too fast for safety
3)
Talent appreciated
4)
Our African cousins
aka African cousins
5)
Three blind mice, The, [minstrel sketch]
aka Blind mice
6)
Sons of Vulcan, The
7)
Robinson Crusoe, [burlesque]
8)
Four lovers, The, [burlesque]
9)
Damon and Pythias, [burlesque]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 April 1863, 7.

 Two ads.  One mentions “Sons of Vulcan, The” and

“Robinson Crusoe” and only runs on this day.  The other ad runs the whole week.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 21 April 1863, 12.

 

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 25 April 1863, 11.

“The programme of last week having proved so attractive, will be repeated this week.”

4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 25 April 1863, 15.

Performers, works.