Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 June 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

21 Mar 1864, 7:45 PM
22 Mar 1864, 7:45 PM
23 Mar 1864, 7:45 PM
24 Mar 1864, 7:45 PM
25 Mar 1864, 7:45 PM
26 Mar 1864, 7:45 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Frank [minstrel] Leslie;  Little [minstrel] Mac;  Dave [minstrel] Reed;  John H. Sivori;  Dan Bryant;  Tommy Gettings;  Rollin Howard;  James Garatagua;  Daniel Decatur Emmett;  William L. [minstrel] Hobbs;  Neil Bryant;  G. A. Conners;  Nelse Seymour;  James Morrison;  George S. Fowler [minstrel];  J. W. [minstrel] Hilton
2)
Taming a butterfly, [minstrel parody]
3)
"My Polly Ann"
aka Polly Ann
Composer(s): McNally [composer, conductor, minstrel]
Participants:  Dave [minstrel] Reed
4)
Miserables, Les; or, Old times rocks, [burlesque]
aka Seedy musicians; Old time's rocks; Old times' rocks; Old times rock
Participants:  Dan Bryant (role: Hungry Jake);  Nelse Seymour (role: Rob Cheek)
5)
Exempt Shakers
aka Exempt Shaking Quakers; Exempt Shakers from Lebanon Town; Lebanon Shakers, The ; Shaking Quakers
6)
Perfect cures, The
aka Perfect cure
7)
Ghost, The, [minstrel act]
8)
Donnybrook reel
9)
Four crows, The
10)
Essence of Little Mac
aka Mac's essence; Little Mac's essence of Old Virginia
11)
"How are you, greenbacks?"
aka How are you greenbacks?; How are you green-backs? ; How are you, greenbacks!; We're comin', Fadder Abram; We're coming, Fadder Abram; We're coming, Father Abram
Composer(s): Glover
Text Author: Griffin, Bowers

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 22 March 1864.

2)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 26 March 1864, 400.

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 02 April 1864, 403.
“[N]ight after night, the same large and devoted band of patrons could be seen filling up the hall of Bryants’ Minstrels, regardless of the storm [Civil War issues] without, whilst enjoying the tranquility and fun within.  ‘Les Miserables,’ in the persons of Dan Bryant and Nelse Seymour, did only serve to make the enjoyment more complete and distingue. . . .  The ‘boys’ gave us a jolly programme during the week.”