Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Kelly and Leon's Minstrels Hall (720 Broadway)

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
28 July 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

30 May 1870, Evening
31 May 1870, Evening
01 Jun 1870, Evening
02 Jun 1870, Evening
03 Jun 1870, Evening
04 Jun 1870, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels;  Rollin Howard;  Sam S. [Ethiopian comedian] Purdy
2)
"Gay young swell"
Composer(s): Howard
Text Author: Howard
3)
Zu lauterbacher
4)
Bad Dickey
5)
Presti-dig-a-po-ta-to
aka Prestidigapotato; Prestidigitator; Prestidigitation
6)
"Crossing the ferry"
Composer(s): Newcomb
Text Author: Newcomb
7)
Dodging for a wife, [farce]
Text Author: Unknown playwright

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 29 May 1870, 9.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 30 May 1870, 5.

Brief. “Kelly & Leon’s Minstrels have an immense bill this week.”

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 04 June 1870, 70.

“S. S. Purdy re-appears with Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels this week.”

4)
Review: New York Clipper, 11 June 1870, 78.

Notes improvement in business.