Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Proprietor / Lessee:
Dan Bryant
Neil Bryant
East 14th St at the corner of Irving Place Academy of Music

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
1 June 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

07 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
08 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
09 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
10 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
11 Dec 1863, 7:30 PM
12 Dec 1863, 7:30 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];  Hank [minstrel] Mudge;  J. W. [minstrel] Hilton
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
4)
"Pillywillywinck Band, The"
aka Johnny Schmoker ("Pilly Willy Wink" in refrain.); Pillwillywink Band; Johani Schmoker
5)
"Rogers' dancing rooms"
6)
"Nancy fat"
Composer(s): McNally [composer, conductor, minstrel]
Text Author: Reed
7)
"Jack on the green"
Composer(s): Emmett
Text Author: Emmett
8)
Challenge dance
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  Dave [minstrel] Reed
9)
Jeemes the poet
aka Jeems the poet
Text Author: Leavitt, Egan
Participants:  Dan Bryant (role: Funny Jim);  Nelse Seymour (role: Long Abe)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 December 1863.

2)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 07 December 1863, 278.
Performers listed.
3)
Announcement: New York Post, 07 December 1863, 3.
In “Diary of Amusements—Monday, December 7.  Negro melodies.”