Newcomb and Arlington’s Minstrels

Event Information

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

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

22 Jun 1871, 8:00 PM
23 Jun 1871, 8:00 PM
24 Jun 1871, 8:00 PM
25 Jun 1871, 8:00 PM
26 Jun 1871, 8:00 PM
27 Jun 1871, 2:00 PM
27 Jun 1871, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  J. [cornet] Hammond;  J. H. [minstrel voc.] Surridge;  William Henry [minstrel] Rice;  Charles B. [comedian] Reynolds;  William Arlington;  J. H. [tenor] Murphy;  Harry [banjo player] Stanwood;  [song and dance] Cincinnatus
2)
Nilsson concert burlesque
aka Kneelson concert; Nilsson prima donna burlesque; Neil’s son in opera; Nilsson the black nightingale
Participants:  William Henry [minstrel] Rice
3)
Miller's boy, The
4)
Cowbell ogeons
aka cow-bell ogeons; cow bell ogeons; Cow-bell-o-gians; cow-bell ogians
5)
Little sunflower, The
6)
Jubilee Fisk Ninth Regiment Band burlesque
7)
Banjo solos [during minstrel shows]
Participants:  Harry [banjo player] Stanwood
8)
Whirlwind polka
Composer(s): Levy
Participants:  J. [cornet] Hammond
9)
Liar, The, [burlesque]
10)
"Dew d’Andes, The"
aka Dew de Andes
11)
Artful dodgers
12)
He's got to come

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 21 May 1871, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 03 June 1871, 70.

“Cincinnatus, the excellent song and dance performer, has become quite a favorite.”