Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 July 2010

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 May 1863, 8:00 PM
12 May 1863, 8:00 PM
13 May 1863, 8:00 PM
14 May 1863, 8:00 PM
15 May 1863, 8:00 PM
16 May 1863, 8:00 PM

Program Details



COMMENT: AN: NYC 05/16/63 in City Summary this week refers to previous week’s performance. Nothing mentioned for this week.

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
aka Italian airs sung by native artists; Italian airs; Burlesque on Italian airs; Italian opera burlesque
Composer(s): Unidentified
Participants:  Dan Bryant (role: Count McGinnis);  Rollin Howard (role: Madame Fabbrico)
3)
aka Sally come up
4)
aka Exempt Shaking Quakers; Exempt Shakers from Lebanon Town; Lebanon Shakers, The ; Shaking Quakers
5)
aka Perfect cure
6)
aka Mac's essence; Little Mac's essence of Old Virginia
7)
aka Old K-Y-Ky; Old KY-KY; Down in the old KY-KY ; Old K.Y. K.Y.
Composer(s): Emmett
Text Author: Emmett
9)
Participants:  Dan Bryant (role: Handy Andy);  George W. Howard Griffin (role: Mr. Puffy)
10)
aka Tin panonion; Tin-pan-on-ion; Tinpanonion; Tin pan onion; Tin Pano-ni-on; Tin-pan-o-ni-on

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 10 May 1863, 7.
“S.C. Campbell, the favorite baritone.”
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 14 May 1863, 4.
“Bryant’s Minstrels give a matinee on Saturday afternoon next, at their snug little hall on Broadway, for the benefit of the Irish Relief Fund.”
3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 16 May 1863, 40.

4)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 16 May 1863.
in City Summary this week refers to previous week’s performance. Nothing mentioned for this week.
5)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 16 May 1863, 12.
Various ads.