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:
16 October 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

20 Jun 1870, Evening
21 Jun 1870, Evening
22 Jun 1870, Evening
23 Jun 1870, Evening
24 Jun 1870, Evening
25 Jun 1870, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels
2)
"Soft dew is sleeping"
Composer(s): Barker
Text Author: Harding
3)
"I would not be a flirt"
Composer(s): Howard
4)
"Fellow that looks like me, The"
Composer(s): Unknown composer

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 20 June 1870, 12.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 24 June 1870, 7.

“…The programme included last evening some capital selections, combining wit with mimicry, while the vocal adaptations were highly amusing.”