Wood's Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Minstrel Hall

Proprietor / Lessee:
Henry Wood [minstrel]

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 June 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Jun 1865, 8:00 PM
13 Jun 1865, 8:00 PM
14 Jun 1865, 8:00 PM
15 Jun 1865, 8:00 PM
16 Jun 1865, 8:00 PM
17 Jun 1865, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Greenbakina was preceded by “a new and original selection of Ethiopian gems.”

Performers and/or Works Performed

3)
aka Dar’s de money
4)
aka Nerves original; Nervés
Composer(s): Gordon
Text Author: Brian

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 12 June 1865, 7.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 14 June 1865, 4.

     “[A]t Wood’s Greenbakina, with all its local bits, pantomime, capital scenery and clever transformations rules the hour and provokes the hearty laugh.”

3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 17 June 1865, 79.
4)
Review: New York Clipper, 24 June 1865, 86, 1st col., bottom.

     “And the ‘colored troupe’ sing bravely at Woods’ Minstrel Hall, where the eye may behold the beauties of the painter’s art, and the ear drink in the gems of poesy and of music. ‘Greenbakina,’ Manager Wood’s latest scenic production, is conceded by everybody who has seen it, to be the best thing of its kind ever placed on the minstrel stage; and we guess everybody is right. With beautiful singing, eccentric acts, and funniments in abundance, Wood’s Minstrel Hall is an attractive summer resort.”