Woods Minstrels – Opening Night of Fall and Winter Season
Event Information
Venue(s):
Wood's Minstrel Hall
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
5 May 2013
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
11 Sep 1865, EveningProgram Details
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
“[T]he entertainments are, as usual, of a first class character, all the resources of the scenic art being lavished in aid of their musical and burlesque attractions.”
“Wood’s Minstrels commence their regular fall and winter season this evening, with all the members of the old company and the addition of two new faces, in the persons of E. Haslam, one of the best Boehm flute players in the country, and Garratagui [sic], an excellent cornet soloist. Wood’s Minstrels have ever been popular with the lovers of minstrelsy and with their present company, consisting as it does of such performers as Cool White, Frank Brower, S.S. Purdy and Glenn, and that excellent ballad singer C. Henry, as well as a capital quartet, there cannot be a doubt but what they will continue to hold the good opinion of the public. Last week business was excellent, and the company gave a good performance. A choice bill has been selected for this week, in which the company will appear to the best advantage.”