Newcomb and Arlington’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Newcomb and Arlington's Opera House

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
18 June 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 May 1871, 8:00 PM
02 May 1871, 8:00 PM
03 May 1871, 8:00 PM
04 May 1871, 8:00 PM
05 May 1871, 8:00 PM
06 May 1871, 2:00 PM
06 May 1871, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Charles [minstrel vocalist] Walters; W. W. [minstrel] Newcomb; J. H. [minstrel voc.] Surridge; William Henry [minstrel] Rice; Charles B. [comedian] Reynolds; William Arlington; J. H. [tenor] Murphy; Harry [banjo player] Stanwood

2)

"Hen convention"

aka Poultry show

Participants: William Arlington

3)

Jubilee Fisk Ninth Regiment Band burlesque

4)

"Farewell mother dear"

Composer(s): Foster

Text Author: Foster

Participants: J. H. [minstrel voc.] Surridge

5)

Composer(s): Unknown composer

Participants: Charles B. [comedian] Reynolds

6)

"Mamma, where has baby gone?"

aka Mamma, where has the baby gone?

Composer(s): Naylor

Text Author: Naylor

7)

"Chime of the bells"

Composer(s): Donniker

Text Author: Cooper [comp-lyricist]

Participants: J. H. [tenor] Murphy

8)

"Where flowers blush and bloom"

aka When flowers blush and bloom

Composer(s): Delehanty

9)

Hotel runners, The

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New-York Times, 30 April 1871, 7.

2)

Announcement: New York Herald, 06 May 1871, 8.

3)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 13 May 1871, 46.