Wood’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Minstrel Hall

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry Wood [minstrel]

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 July 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

05 Sep 1864, 7:45 PM
06 Sep 1864, 7:45 PM
07 Sep 1864, 7:45 PM
08 Sep 1864, 7:45 PM
09 Sep 1864, 7:45 PM
10 Sep 1864, 7:45 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Wood's Minstrels
2)
Mississippi fling
3)
Robinson Crusoe, [burlesque]
4)
"Pompey Moore"
aka Pompey mose
5)
Hamlet, [burlesque (Unknown author)]
Text Author: Unknown playwright
6)
"Dear Mother, I've come home to eat"
Composer(s): Tucker [comp.-cond.-voc.]
Text Author: Cross
7)
Contraband's college, The
aka Contraband's cottage; Rebellious students at the contraband's college

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 September 1864.
Works.
2)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 10 September 1864.
[Nothing in 9/10/64 NYC City Summary for Wood’s]
3)
Review: New York Clipper, 17 September 1864, 182.
“Wood’s hall was crowded all last week with well-pleased audiences.”