Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
1 June 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

02 May 1864, 7:30 PM
03 May 1864, 7:30 PM
04 May 1864, 7:30 PM
05 May 1864, 7:30 PM
06 May 1864, 7:30 PM
07 May 1864, 7:30 PM

Program Details

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Bryants' Minstrels; George S. Fowler [minstrel]; G. A. Conners; J. W. [minstrel] Hilton; James Morrison; Frank [minstrel] Leslie; Little [minstrel] Mac; Charles Templeton; Dave [minstrel] Reed; John H. Sivori; Dan Bryant; Tommy Gettings; Daniel Decatur Emmett; James Garatagua; Neil Bryant; William L. [minstrel] Hobbs; Nelse Seymour

2)

Manager in search of talent

Text Author: Unidentified

Participants: Dan Bryant (role: Jack Cade); Dave [minstrel] Reed (role: Luscinnicus)

3)

Ballad, unidentified

Composer(s): Unknown composer

Participants: Charles Templeton

4)

Deaf in a horn

aka Deaf as a horn

Text Author: Unidentified

5)

"Pillywillywinck Band, The"

aka Johnny Schmoker ("Pilly Willy Wink" in refrain.); Pillwillywink Band; Johani Schmoker

6)

Black chemist, The

Text Author: White

7)

Loyalniger, and his seven gifted scamps among the bulls and bears

aka Loyal Nigger, and his seven gifted scamps; Royalniger, and his seven gifted scamps

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 01 May 1864.

Templeton “in two beautiful ballads.”

2)

Announcement: New York Post, 04 May 1864, 2.

Time listed in “Diary of Amusements.”

3)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 07 May 1864, 30.

Discussion of Manager in search of talent.

4)

Advertisement: New York Clipper, 07 May 1864, 32.

5)

Review: New York Clipper, 14 May 1864, 38.

“Jack Cade, in black, took so outrageously well at Bryants’ last week that it is retained on the bills till further notice; so who says that the illegitimate won’t pay on Broadway?”