Campbell’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Campbell’s Minstrel Hall

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
18 July 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Sep 1864, Evening
13 Sep 1864, Evening
14 Sep 1864, Evening
15 Sep 1864, Evening
16 Sep 1864, Evening
17 Sep 1864, Evening
17 Sep 1864, 2:30 PM

Program Details



Current Events: Robert Heller

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
aka Lightening Zouave drill
3)
aka Wild steed of Bohoken; Wild steed of the Bowery; Wild mule of Tartary; Wild zebra of Elm Park
Participants:  William S. Budworth
4)
aka Little Katy; Hot corn, who’ll buy; Hot corn brothers; Hot corn boys
7)
Composer(s): Bowers
8)
aka Four crows
9)
aka Uproar at the academy
10)
Composer(s): McNally [composer, conductor, minstrel]
Text Author: Reed
11)
Composer(s): Mahon

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Sun, 09 September 1864.
“‘Mazzepa’ has made a splendid hit, and will be kept on another week.  Among the novelties next week will be ‘Hot Corn,’ a new guitar solo, and a new banjo solo, and Mahon’s ballad “My Beautiful Lizzie, acuishla machree.”
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 11 September 1864.
Works, price, times.  “MAZEPPA, with new effects, introducing full brass band and grand triumphal march from FAUST, by all the characters.”
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 17 September 1864, 182.

4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 17 September 1864, 183.

5)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 September 1864.
“First time of the Laughable Sketch, HELLER OUTDONE, INTRODUCING NEW TRICKS, performed only by HELLER, DAVIS AND BUDWORTH.”