Event Information
Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall
Price: $.30 family circle; .50 parquet
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
1 October 2011
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
14 Nov 1864, 7:45 PM
15 Nov 1864, 7:45 PM
16 Nov 1865, 7:45 PM
17 Nov 1865, 7:45 PM
18 Nov 1865, 7:45 PM
19 Nov 1865, 7:45 PM
Program Details
“Challenge dance,” Dan Bryant
Includes: “Essence of Old Virginny” Bryant
Bryants’ Minstrels are also on the program for J. W. Lingard’s Benefit at the Academy of Music on Thursday night. That event starts at 8 pm.
Performers and/or Works Performed
3)
aka Essence of old Virginia;
Essence of ol' Virginny;
Essence of ole Virginia;
Quint essence of Old Virginny;
Quaint essence of Old Virginny;
Quintessence of Old Virginny;
Essence of Old Birginia
7)
aka Seedy musicians;
Old time's rocks;
Old times' rocks;
Old times rock
8)
aka Johnny Schmoker ("Pilly Willy Wink" in refrain.);
Pillwillywink Band;
Johani Schmoker
10)
aka Tin panonion;
Tin-pan-on-ion;
Tinpanonion;
Tin pan onion;
Tin Pano-ni-on;
Tin-pan-o-ni-on;
Timpanion
11)
aka How are you greenbacks?;
How are you green-backs? ;
How are you, greenbacks!;
We're comin', Fadder Abram;
We're coming, Fadder Abram;
We're coming, Father Abram
Composer(s): Glover
Citations
1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 13 November 1864.
Immense success of the laughable characteristic “Challenge Dance,” in which Dan Bryant will introduce his far famed Essence of Old Virginny.