Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Bryant's Opera House (W. 23d St.)

Conductor(s):
James Morrison

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
18 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
04 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
05 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
06 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
08 Apr 1871, 2:00 PM
08 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Collins and Oakes [song and dance];  Bryants' Minstrels;  Nelse Seymour;  Little [minstrel] Mac;  Dave [minstrel] Reed;  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews;  Monroe Dempster [minstrel tenor];  Harry [minstrel tenor] Norman;  Charles [minstrel baritone] D'Alberte;  William F. [minstrel tenor] Stanley;  Theodore [minstrel] Jackson
2)
Calico hop
3)
Song and dance
Participants:  Collins and Oakes [song and dance]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 02 April 1871, 4.

No performance on Good Friday night.

2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 15 April 1871, 14.

“Messrs. Collins and Oakes made their first appearance at Bryant’s Minstrels on April 3d, and performed a song and dance in good style. They are performers of undoubted talent and will probably become favorites. ”