Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Proprietor / Lessee:
Dan Bryant
Neil Bryant

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
8 December 2010

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Nov 1863, 7:45 PM
17 Nov 1863, 7:45 PM
18 Nov 1863, 7:45 PM
19 Nov 1863, 7:45 PM
20 Nov 1863, 7:45 PM
21 Nov 1863, 7:45 PM

Program Details



Keyword Current Events because of Russian Ball.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Bryants' Minstrels;  James Garatagua;  Daniel Decatur Emmett;  William L. [minstrel] Hobbs;  Neil Bryant;  Nelse Seymour;  G. A. Conners;  George S. Fowler [minstrel];  James Morrison;  J. W. [minstrel] Hilton;  Frank [minstrel] Leslie;  Little [minstrel] Mac;  Dave [minstrel] Reed;  John H. Sivori;  Dan Bryant;  Tommy Gettings;  Rollin Howard
2)
Rush-in-ball, The [Bryants']
aka Rush-in ball
Participants:  Dan Bryant (role: the doorkeeper)
3)
Tin-pan-onion
aka Tin panonion; Tin-pan-on-ion; Tinpanonion; Tin pan onion; Tin Pano-ni-on; Tin-pan-o-ni-on

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 November 1863.

2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 21 November 1863, 251.

3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 21 November 1863, 256.

4)
Review: New York Herald, 23 November 1863, 4.

Brief general comment about Wood’s, Bryants’ and Christy’s Minstrels.  “They attract immense crowds nightly by judicious changes in their programs and by keeping their performances up to the highest standard of their line of amusements.”