Wood’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Minstrel Hall

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 August 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

28 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
29 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
30 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
31 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
01 Jan 1864, 7:30 PM
02 Jan 1864, 7:30 PM

Program Details

“The Ghost of Uncle Tom” includes “The ghost” (optical illusion).

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Wood's Minstrels;  A. J. Talbot;  James W. [minstrel] Glenn;  P. B. Isaacs;  T. Schapcott;  Charley [minstrel] Fox;  J. Leis;  Frank Brower;  M. Lewis [minstrel];  Cool White [minstrel];  R. C. B. Isaacs;  H. Schwicardi;  W. [minstrel] Patterson;  Master Richard Coker;  Charles Henry [minstrel tenor];  David S. Wambold
2)
Happy Uncle Tom
aka Ghost of happy Uncle Tom, The
3)
Ghost, The, "[optical illusion]"
aka That ghost
4)
Von Hum-Bug's Menagerie
aka Von-Ham-bug’s Menagerie
5)
Performing elephant, The
6)
"Lions, tigers, leopards, panthers, bears"
7)
"One-horse circus, The"
aka "Great one horse circus"
8)
"Perche equipoise, La"
aka The Perche Equipoise; La perche
9)
Four crows, The
10)
Crisis, The
aka Crisis 'again,' The
11)
"Rebel privateer, The"
12)
"Hurry up"

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 27 December 1863.

2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 02 January 1864, 302.

3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 02 January 1864, 303.