Bryants’ Minstrels
Event Information
Venue(s):
Bryants’ Minstrel Hall (E. 14th St.)
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
20 September 2020
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
27 Sep 1869, Evening28 Sep 1869, Evening
29 Sep 1869, Evening
30 Sep 1869, Evening
01 Oct 1869, Evening
02 Oct 1869, Evening
Program Details
Dan Bryant’s performance was a play on the performances of the Englishman James Mace at Tammany Hall. Eugene’s burlesque imitations included those of Parepa-Rosa and Bonfanti.
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Bryants' Minstrels; William P. Grier [minstrel]; Dave [minstrel] Reed; Monroe Dempster [minstrel tenor]; G. W. Rockefeller; James Unsworth; [minstrel singer] Eugene; William [minstrel tenor] Dwyer; Joseph [minstrel tenor] Brindisi; Dan Bryant; James G. [minstrel baritone] Russell; George W. Howard Griffin
4)
aka Shoo fly don't bother me;
Shu fly don't bother me;
Shew fly don’t bother me
Composer(s): Howard