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:
24 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

20 Mar 1871, 8:00 PM
21 Mar 1871, 8:00 PM
22 Mar 1871, 8:00 PM
23 Mar 1871, 8:00 PM
24 Mar 1871, 8:00 PM
25 Mar 1871, 2:00 PM
25 Mar 1871, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Bryants' Minstrels;  J. W. [minstrel] McAndrews;  Monroe Dempster [minstrel tenor];  Harry [minstrel tenor] Norman;  Tommy Sully;  Charles [minstrel baritone] D'Alberte;  William F. [minstrel tenor] Stanley;  Dan Bryant;  Theodore [minstrel] Jackson;  Nelse Seymour;  Little [minstrel] Mac;  Dave [minstrel] Reed
2)
"Shoo fly, don't bodder me"
aka Shoo fly don't bother me; Shu fly don't bother me; Shew fly don’t bother me
Composer(s): Howard
3)
Elephant, The
aka Taming the elephant; Baby elephant; Pet elephant
Participants:  Little [minstrel] Mac
4)
Live ingin, The
aka Live injun
Participants:  Dan Bryant
5)
"Sweet Genevieve"
Composer(s): Tucker [comp.-cond.-voc.]
Text Author: Cooper [comp-lyricist]
Participants:  Monroe Dempster [minstrel tenor]
6)
"Sunny days will come again"
Composer(s): Russell
Text Author: Ransford
Participants:  Charles [minstrel baritone] D'Alberte
7)
"Under the snow"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Harry [minstrel tenor] Norman
8)
Charleston girls, The
aka Charleston gals, De
9)
Essence of Little Mac
aka Mac's essence; Little Mac's essence of Old Virginia
Participants:  Little [minstrel] Mac
10)
Coco; or, The monkey of the period
Text Author: Poole

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 March 1871, 4.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 01 April 1871, 414.