Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Lina Edwin's Theatre

Manager / Director:
C. P. [manager] Kendall

Conductor(s):
F. [conductor] Zulig

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 September 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 Sep 1871, Evening
19 Sep 1871, Evening
20 Sep 1871, Evening
21 Sep 1871, Evening
22 Sep 1871, Evening
23 Sep 1871, Evening
23 Sep 1871, 2:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels;  Tyroler Familie Hofer;  Francis Leon;  Sam S. [Ethiopian comedian] Purdy
2)
Dime novel, A, [burlesque]
Text Author: Kelly
3)
"When Sammy comes home"
Participants:  Francis Leon

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 September 1871, 8.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 30 September 1871, 206.

“The attendance has fallen off considerably.”