Wood’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Minstrel Hall

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry Wood [minstrel]

Price: $.30; .50 reserved seats

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
20 August 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

09 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
10 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
11 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
12 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
13 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM
14 Jan 1865, 7:30 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Wood's Minstrels;  James W. [minstrel] Glenn;  Frederick R. Mollenhauer;  Mr. Shapcott [minstrel];  John T. Boyce [minstrel];  H. Schwicardi;  C. J . [minstrel] Lockwood;  Frank Brower;  Leslie Chase (Lew) [minstrel] Brimmer;  Cool White [minstrel];  Archy Hughes;  Edward [minstrel] Haslam;  Unidentified [Isaacs Brothers] Isaacs;  Charles Henry [minstrel tenor]
2)
Happy Uncle Tom
aka Ghost of happy Uncle Tom, The
Participants:  Frank Brower
3)
Hamlet, [burlesque (Unknown author)]
Text Author: Unknown playwright
4)
"Secession soothers"
5)
"Phour Phunny Phellows"
6)
Miller and his men, The, [minstrel version]
aka Miller and his man
7)
"Rip tearing Johnny"
8)
"I’d choose to be a baby"
9)
"On to Richmond"
10)
Comic banjo solos

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 09 January 1865.

2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 14 January 1865, 318.

3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 14 January 1865, 319.