Metropolitan Fair – Special Engagement of Wood’s Minstrels in Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission
Event Information
Venue(s):
Wood's Minstrel Hall
Price: $1; $.50 nurses and children under 12
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
2 June 2015
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
19 Mar 1864, 2:30 PMProgram Details
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
2)
Says the event was to be held on Wednesday afternoon. Most indications are that it was held on Saturday, including a later announcement in the Post. “The affair is under the management of the Music Committee of the Metropolitan Fair.”
5)
“[W]ill include the choicest gems of Ethiopian minstrelsy.”