Bryants’ Minstrels
Event Information
Venue(s):
Bryants’ Minstrel Hall (E. 14th St.)
Price: $.50; $.75 orchestra chair
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
14 November 2021
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
14 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM15 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
16 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
17 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
18 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
19 Mar 1870, 8:00 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Bryants' Minstrels; William P. Grier [minstrel]; Little [minstrel] Mac; Dave [minstrel] Reed; Monroe Dempster [minstrel tenor]; G. W. Rockefeller; James Unsworth; [minstrel singer] Eugene; Joseph [minstrel tenor] Brindisi; Dan Bryant; James G. [minstrel baritone] Russell; George W. Howard Griffin
3)
aka Shoo fly don't bother me;
Shu fly don't bother me;
Shew fly don’t bother me
Composer(s): Howard
Participants: Dan Bryant; Dave [minstrel] Reed
4)
aka Jocko, a mischievous monkey;
Monkeyana;
Monkey act;
Little Mac as the monkey
Participants: Little [minstrel] Mac
Citations
3)
“’Hamlet,’ in black, is now dished up by Bryant’s Minstrels, just as Mr. Booth’s version is withdrawn from the stage. It is said to be a clever little sketch, the offspring of Mr. Griffin, interlocutor of the troupe. This, with ‘Shoo Fly,’ has succeeded in attracting large audiences throughout the week.”