Bryants’ Minstrel Private Concert Benefit for the United States Sanitary Commission: 3rd

Event Information

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Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 July 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

20 Feb 1864, Evening

Program Details



Unknown Venue
Metropolitan Fair

Performers and/or Works Performed

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 08 March 1864.

“The Ladies’ Committee on Music herewith beg to tender their best thanks to Mr. Dan Bryant and the members of his troupe of minstrels for their kind and gratuitous performance at the Third Private Concert given in behalf of the Metropolitan Fair on the 20th last, by which they so largely added to the enjoyment of the evening and the general success of the concert.”  Letter dated 02/25/64 and published on 03/08/64.

2)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 March 1864, 379.

“The performances at Bryants’ Minstrels, on Saturday evening last, were for the benefit of the U. S. Sanitary Commission, and it is needless to say the house was crowded. All honor to the Bryant Brothers for their liberality in such a good cause.”

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 12 March 1864, 379.

“At a private entertainment given in aid of the Metropolitan Fair in this city on the 20th ult., Bryants’ Minstrels gave their gratuitous services, for which the ladies (in a card in another column) tender their best thanks.”

4)
Review: New York Post, 15 March 1864.

“The Negro Minstrels are doing their part towards the Sanitary Commission.  The Bryants have already given a highly successful entertainment and forwarded the proceeds to the Commission.”