Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Price: $.50 parquet; .30 family circle; $5 private boxes

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 October 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 Jan 1866, 7:45 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Bryants' Minstrels; Dan Bryant; Daniel Decatur Emmett; Nelse Seymour; Charles Henry [minstrel tenor]; Little [minstrel] Mac; Dave [minstrel] Reed; James Garatagua

2)

Ici on parle français

aka Ici on parle francais

Text Author: Williams

3)

Perfect cures, The

aka Perfect cure

4)

Bad boys, The

5)

Black-ey'd William

aka Black-eyed William; Black eyed William

Text Author: White

6)

aka Stump oration; Any other man

7)

Jocko the monkey, [minstrel]

aka Jocko, a mischievous monkey; Monkeyana; Monkey act; Little Mac as the monkey

Participants: Little [minstrel] Mac

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 01 January 1866.

2)

Advertisement: New-York Times, 01 January 1866.

3)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 06 January 1866, 310.

“‘Black-eyed William’ is still on the programme; it is a very amusing little sketch.”

4)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 06 January 1866.

5)

Review: New York Clipper, 13 January 1866, 318.

“The Bryants’ gave last week one of the best shows they have given for some time. The company has been strengthened by the addition of C. Henry, one of the best tenor and ballad singers in the profession.”