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

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Christy's Minstrels;  J. W. Raynor [minstrel];  Japanese [minstrel] Tommy;  George N. Christy
2)
Guillaume Tell, overture
aka Guglielmo Tell; William Tell; Introduction
Composer(s): Rossini
3)
"Nelly Gray"
aka Nellie Gray; Nellie Grey
Composer(s): Balfe
Text Author: Oxenford
4)
High born lord, The
aka Highborn lord
5)
"Du bist mir nah und doch so fern"
aka Thou art so near and yet so far ; Beloved star; Thou art so near
Composer(s): Reichardt [composer]
Text Author: Oxenford
6)
"Young gal from New Jersey"
7)
"I’m lonely since my mother died"
Composer(s): Thompson
8)
Sports of the races
9)
Union polka
10)
"Troubadours, The"
aka Troubadors
11)
Uncle Snow
aka Old Uncle Snow
12)
Challenger, The
13)
Gum plug gum
14)
Streets of New York, The, [burlesque]
aka Streets of New-York
15)
Course of true love never did run smooth, The

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.