Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Proprietor / Lessee:
Dan Bryant
Neil Bryant

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
27 July 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 May 1864, 8:00 PM
17 May 1864, 8:00 PM
18 May 1864, 8:00 PM
19 May 1864, 8:00 PM
20 May 1864, 8:00 PM
21 May 1864, 8:00 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
aka Seedy musicians; Old time's rocks; Old times' rocks; Old times rock
Participants:  Dan Bryant;  Neil Bryant
3)
aka Tin panonion; Tin-pan-on-ion; Tinpanonion; Tin pan onion; Tin Pano-ni-on; Tin-pan-o-ni-on; Timpanion
4)
aka Stocks up and stocks down
6)
aka Sally come up
7)
aka Mac's essence; Little Mac's essence of Old Virginia
8)
aka Johnny Schmoker ("Pilly Willy Wink" in refrain.); Pillwillywink Band; Johani Schmoker
9)
Text Author: White
11)
aka U. S. Grant; USG; plantation festival scene; US Grant; Ulysses S. Grant
Composer(s): Emmett
Text Author: Emmett

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 16 May 1864.

2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 21 May 1864, 46.
“The Bryant brothers are making money very fast at their little mint in Broadway.”
3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 21 May 1864, 48.