Event Information

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

Proprietor / Lessee:
Dan Bryant

Manager / Director:
Dan Bryant

Conductor(s):
James H. Ross

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 December 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

29 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM
30 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM
31 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM
01 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
02 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM
03 Apr 1875, 2:00 PM
03 Apr 1875, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Bryants' Minstrels;  Dan Bryant;  Charles Templeton;  Dave [minstrel] Reed;  Bob [minstrel] Hart;  John P. Hogan [minstrel];  William [minstrel tenor] Raymond;  Jimmie [song and dance] Emerson;  Fred Walz;  J. J. [minstrel tenor] Kelly
2)
"Will you buy my pretty flowers?"
aka Who will buy my flowers?
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  J. J. [minstrel tenor] Kelly
3)
"Hardware line, The"
aka Hard-ware line
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Dave [minstrel] Reed
4)
"Softly o'er the rippling waters"
Composer(s): Thomas
Participants:  Charles Templeton
5)
"Roses underneath the snow"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  William [minstrel tenor] Raymond
6)
"When you and I were soldier boys"
Composer(s): Clark [composer]
Text Author: Clark [composer]
Participants:  Fred Walz
7)
"Excelsior," [vocal work]
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Charles Templeton;  J. J. [minstrel tenor] Kelly
8)
"Riding in a streetcar"
aka Riding in a street car; Riding in a street-car
Participants:  John P. Hogan [minstrel];  Jimmie [song and dance] Emerson
9)
Skidmores, The
10)
"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
11)
Jumbo Jum's College
aka Jumbo Jim's college
12)
Black brigands, The
aka Brigands noir, Les
13)
Milliners, The, [sketch]
14)
Malicious trespass; or, Nine points of law
Text Author: White
15)
"Put me in my little bed"
aka Little sweetheart come kiss me; Kiss me good night
Composer(s): White
Text Author: Smith
16)
Fooling with the wrong man

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 29 March 1875, 9.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 03 April 1875, 14.

Numerous program changes since last week. “Average business good.”