Venue(s):
Kelly and Leon's Minstrels Hall (720 Broadway)
Event Type:
Minstrel
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
2 October 2021
“There is no more enjoyable entertainment offered anywhere in this city than that given by Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels at their beautiful little theatre, 720 Broadway. Not only is the opening entertaining, but the olio embraces a number of very amusing acts and introduces the ‘Only Leon’ in various sketches, his performances evincing the possession of considerable humor, as well as denoting the careful study of an artist. The ‘Faust’ burlesque continues to meet with favor, the sword combat between Kelly and Purdy nightly calling forth enthusiastic applause, while the comical by-play of Cool Burgess, Surridge and others, in the school scene, convulses the audiences with laughter. A couple of hours can be very pleasantly passed with this troupe.”