Memorial Matinee to Dan Bryant

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Manager / Director:
Max Maretzek
John Brougham

Conductor(s):
Max Maretzek

Price: $1

Event Type:
Opera, Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
4 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Apr 1875, 1:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Bryants' Minstrels; John Brougham; Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams; [tenor] Benfratelli; Gurian Tagliapietra; Adelaide Randall; Matilda Hoffman

2)

Gentleman from Ireland

Text Author: O'Brien

Participants: John Brougham

3)

Customs of the country; or, Yankee help

Text Author: Unknown playwright

Participants: Maria [Mrs. Barney] Williams

4)

Simpson and Co.

Text Author: Poole

5)

Ombre, L', acts 2-3

Composer(s): Flotow

Participants: [tenor] Benfratelli; Gurian Tagliapietra; Adelaide Randall; Matilda Hoffman

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New-York Times, 25 April 1875, 11.

2)

Review: New York Herald, 30 April 1875, 3.

Brougham’s remarks to the audience; no mention of music, other than mention of what was performed.