Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Price: $.30 family circle; .50 parquet

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 May 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

05 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
06 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
07 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
08 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
09 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM
10 Dec 1864, 7:30 PM

Program Details

Challenge dance (D. Bryant)includes “Essence of old Virginny,” dance


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Bryants' Minstrels;  Dan Bryant;  William P. Grier [minstrel];  Charles Templeton;  Thomas B. [Minstrel] Prendergast
2)
Challenge dance
Participants:  Dan Bryant
3)
Essence of old Virginny
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
4)
"Mysterious media, The"
5)
"Nancy fat"
Composer(s): McNally [composer, conductor, minstrel]
Text Author: Reed
6)
Miserables, Les; or, Old times rocks, [burlesque]
aka Seedy musicians; Old time's rocks; Old times' rocks; Old times rock
7)
"High Daddy"
Composer(s): Emmett

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 05 December 1864, 7.

     “Prendergast, Templeton, and Grier in their pleasing ballads.”