Bryants’ Minstrels
Event Information
Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall
Proprietor / Lessee:
Dan Bryant
Neil Bryant
Price: $.25; $3, private box
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
20 December 2022
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
17 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM18 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
19 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
20 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
21 Aug 1863, 9:00 PM
22 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
Program Details
Bryants’ Minstrels
“Blacksmith’s jubilee (Introducing Anvil Chorus, ‘Il Trovatore’)
“Blacksmith’s jubilee (Introducing Anvil Chorus, ‘Il Trovatore’)
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Dan Bryant; Daniel Decatur Emmett; Nelse Seymour; Little [minstrel] Mac; Dave [minstrel] Reed
6)
aka Sonambula;
Sonnambula Amina;
S.o.n.n.a.m.b.u.l.a.; or, The supper, the sleeper, and the merry Swiss boy
Citations
2)
“‘The Ghost’ is announced on the bills to be performed at . . . Bryants’ and Wood’s Minstrels (Africanized).”
3)
“There are burlesque ‘Ghosts’ at the minstrel halls of Woods and the Bryants. . . . Ghosts have a cool and shadowy appearance, exceedingly appropriate to these hot nights when mortals wish themselves safely rid of flesh and bones for comfort’s sake.”
6)
“The old homestead of minstrelsy, 472 Broadway, had a succession of excellent houses last week, and the entertainments offered by the Bryants gave the usual satisfaction. In the funny business, they have a capital trio in the persons of Dan Bryant, Nelse Seymour, and Dave Reed.”