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:
20 December 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

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

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Bryants' Minstrels;  Dan Bryant;  Nelse Seymour;  Dave [minstrel] Reed;  Bob [minstrel] Hart;  William Henry [minstrel] Rice;  John P. Hogan [minstrel];  William H. Brockway;  Jimmie [song and dance] Emerson;  Fred Walz
2)
Mutton trial, The
aka Sheep trial; Great mutton trial
3)
"You never miss the water till the well runs dry"
aka You never miss the lager till the keg runs dry
Composer(s): Howard
Participants:  Fred Walz
4)
Echo, The, [minstrel]
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  Nelse Seymour
5)
"Pretty as a picture"
Composer(s): Bishop
Text Author: Cooper [comp-lyricist]
Participants:  John P. Hogan [minstrel];  Jimmie [song and dance] Emerson
6)
Deluge, The; or, A pair of dice lost
7)
Mulligan guards, The

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 November 1874, 13.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 28 November 1874, 278.

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