Wood’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Wood's Minstrel Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 August 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Oct 1865, Evening
17 Oct 1865, Evening
18 Oct 1865, Evening
19 Oct 1865, Evening
20 Oct 1865, Evening
21 Oct 1865, Evening

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Wood's Minstrels;  James H. Budworth;  Sam S. [Ethiopian comedian] Purdy
2)
Talent appreciated
3)
"Bacon and greens"
Composer(s): Cowell
4)
Challenge dance
5)
Streets of New York, The, [burlesque]
aka Streets of New-York
6)
Imitations of actors
aka Imitations of famous actors; Imitations of popular actors; Limitations of great actors; Parlor theatricals
Participants:  James H. Budworth
7)
Clog dance
aka Clog reel
8)
Comic banjo solos

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 16 October 1865, 4.

“Change of programme.”

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 October 1865, 7.

“Budworth, who will give his wonderful imitations of popular actors.  S. S. Purdy . . . who will appear in new acts.”

3)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 16 October 1865.

“This establishment does not advertise in the New-York Herald.”

4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 21 October 1865, 223.