Event Information

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

Manager / Director:
Dan Bryant

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:

This event is still undergoing additional verification.

Last Updated:
18 April 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Mar 1874, 8:00 PM
17 Mar 1874, 8:00 PM
18 Mar 1874, 8:00 PM
19 Mar 1874, 8:00 PM
20 Mar 1874, 8:00 PM
21 Mar 1874, 2:00 PM
21 Mar 1874, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Bryants' Minstrels;  Nelse Seymour;  Dave [minstrel] Reed;  Bob [minstrel] Hart;  [minstrel singer] Eugene;  William [minstrel tenor] Raymond
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
Participants:  Dave [minstrel] Reed
3)
"Annie Lisle"
aka Annie Lysle
Composer(s): Thompson
Participants:  William [minstrel tenor] Raymond
4)
School, [burlesque]
aka Spelling match
5)
Black brigands, The
aka Brigands noir, Les
6)
Elephant, The
aka Taming the elephant; Baby elephant; Pet elephant; Who owns dis elephant?
7)
Mulligan guards, The

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 March 1874, 4.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 28 March 1874, 414.

“The attendance has been large at Bryant’s Minstrels since our last report, but few changes have been made in the programme…It is anticipated that Dan Bryant will return from Florida the latter part of the present week.”