Christy’s Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fox's Old Bowery Theatre (until 1/67)

Proprietor / Lessee:
George Washington Lafayette Fox

Manager / Director:
George Washington Lafayette Fox

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 June 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Jul 1865, 8:00 PM
18 Jul 1865, 8:00 PM
19 Jul 1865, 8:00 PM
20 Jul 1865, 8:00 PM
21 Jul 1865, 8:00 PM
22 Jul 1865, 2:00 PM
22 Jul 1865, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Program concludes with The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth.

Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
aka Guglielmo Tell; William Tell; Introduction
Composer(s): Rossini
3)
aka Nellie Gray; Nellie Grey
Composer(s): Balfe
Text Author: Oxenford
4)
aka Highborn lord
5)
aka Thou art so near and yet so far ; Beloved star; Thou art so near
Composer(s): Reichardt [composer]
Text Author: Oxenford
7)
Composer(s): Thompson
10)
aka Troubadors
11)
aka Old Uncle Snow
14)
aka Streets of New-York

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 17 July 1865, 4.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 July 1865, 7.
3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 22 July 1865, 120.