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:
19 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
25 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
26 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
27 Apr 1871, 2:00 PM
27 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
28 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM
29 Apr 1871, 2:00 PM
29 Apr 1871, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Bryants' Minstrels;  Collins and Oakes [song and dance];  Dan Bryant;  Nelse Seymour;  Harry [minstrel tenor] Norman;  Charles [minstrel baritone] D'Alberte;  William F. [minstrel tenor] Stanley
2)
"Dublin Bay; or, The wreck of the emigrant ship"
Composer(s): Barker
Participants:  Charles [minstrel baritone] D'Alberte
3)
"Little footsteps"
Composer(s): Barney
Text Author: Leavitt
Participants:  Harry [minstrel tenor] Norman
4)
"Beautiful girl of Kildare, The"
aka Beautiful girls of Kildare
Composer(s): Lavallée
Participants:  William F. [minstrel tenor] Stanley
5)
Song and dance
Participants:  Collins and Oakes [song and dance]
6)
Pastimes on the levee; or, The watermelon man
7)
"Apple of my eye, The"
Composer(s): Delehanty
Text Author: Delehanty
Participants:  Collins and Oakes [song and dance]
8)
Squire for a day
9)
Serious family, The, [burlesque]
10)
Daniel in the Bryant's den
11)
Jack Sheppard and Joseph Blueskin, [burlesque]
Text Author: Poole
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  Nelse Seymour
12)
Streets of New York, The, [burlesque]
aka Streets of New-York
Participants:  Collins and Oakes [song and dance]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 23 April 1871, 15.

Benefit in aid of the fund for the Home of Friendless Children, Thursday matinee.

2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 06 May 1871, 38.