Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels
Event Information
Venue(s):
Kelly and Leon's Minstrels Hall (8/70 and later)
Price: $.50
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
17 December 2022
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
19 Sep 1870, Evening20 Sep 1870, Evening
21 Sep 1870, Evening
22 Sep 1870, Evening
23 Sep 1870, Evening
24 Sep 1870, Evening
Program Details
Season’s opening.
Performers and/or Works Performed
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Participants: Francis Leon (role: Lucy Smith); Edwin Kelly (role: Henry Clifton Pickles)
Citations
2)
“Since Kelly & Leon have got into their new hall at 806 Broadway their performances are crowded. Their programme of songs, dances, and burlesques is unrivalled. The ‘Babies of the Period’ is the attraction just now. An evening cannot be passed more pleasantly than in listening to their music.”