Christy’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fifth Avenue Opera House

Price: $.75 parquette; .50 balcony seats

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
14 August 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

25 Dec 1865, 2:00 PM
25 Dec 1865, 8:00 PM
26 Dec 1865, 8:00 PM
27 Dec 1865, 8:00 PM
28 Dec 1865, 8:00 PM
29 Dec 1865, 8:00 PM
30 Dec 1865, 2:00 PM
30 Dec 1865, 8:00 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Christy's Minstrels;  George N. Christy;  Napoleon W. Gould;  William S. Budworth;  W. W. [minstrel] Hodgkins;  George L. [Christy's Minstrels] Hall;  Theo. [minstrel] Donaldson
2)
Black statue, The
Participants:  George N. Christy (role: Jake)
3)
Brignolia the bowler
4)
"Come home, Father"
Composer(s): Work
5)
Infant wonder
6)
Guitar solo
7)
School in an uproar
8)
Holiday festival
9)
Burlesque opera sketch
aka Scenes at the opera; Ten minutes at the opera; Ten minutes at the Italian opera
10)
Manager’s strike
Participants:  William S. Budworth;  W. W. [minstrel] Hodgkins;  George L. [Christy's Minstrels] Hall;  George N. Christy;  Napoleon W. Gould
11)
Holiday and festival dance
Participants:  Christy's Minstrels

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 25 December 1865, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 25 December 1865, 1.

    Performers. “George Christy’s Minstrels. . . . Mr. N. W. Gould, a celebrated guitarist and tenor, makes his first appearance at the Opera House in the piece called the Managers’ Strike.  Budworth, Hodgkin, Hall and Geroge Christy will take parts.”

3)
Announcement: New York Herald, 29 December 1865.

     “An excellent addition has been made to the company in the person of N. W. Gould, the guitarist, who is received with great favor every night. The inimitable George has in hand a great many extra attractions for the holiday season, not the least of which are the popular burlesque of the Black Statue and the Scenes at the Opera.”