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:
25 August 2010

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
25 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
26 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
27 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
28 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM
29 Aug 1863, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Bryants’ Minstrels

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: John H. Sivori; Dan Bryant; Tommy Gettings; Rollin Howard; James Garatagua; Daniel Decatur Emmett; William L. [minstrel] Hobbs; Neil Bryant; G. A. Conners; Nelse Seymour; James Morrison; George S. Fowler [minstrel]; J. W. [minstrel] Hilton; Frank [minstrel] Leslie; Little [minstrel] Mac; Dave [minstrel] Reed

2)

Challenge dance

Participants: Dan Bryant; Dave [minstrel] Reed

3)

"Sally, come up"

aka Sally come up

4)

Ghost, The, "[optical illusion]"

aka That ghost

Participants: Nelse Seymour

5)

Blacksmith's jubilee

aka Blacksmith jubilee

6)

aka Bryan O'Linn; Brian O'Lynn

7)

"How are you, greenbacks?"

aka How are you greenbacks?; How are you green-backs? ; How are you, greenbacks!; We're comin', Fadder Abram; We're coming, Fadder Abram; We're coming, Father Abram

Composer(s): Glover

Text Author: Griffin, Bowers

8)

Norma, [burlesque]

aka Grand scene Norma

Participants: Rollin Howard

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 23 August 1863, 7.

“New Songs, Dances, Saying, Burlesques, Plantation Scenes.”

2)

Advertisement: New York Clipper, 29 August 1863, 158.

3)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 29 August 1863, 7.