Bryants’ Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
Mechanic's Hall

Proprietor / Lessee:
Dan Bryant
Neil Bryant

Price: $.30 gallery; $.50 parquet; $5 private box

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
28 May 2020

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Apr 1866, Evening
17 Apr 1866, Evening
18 Apr 1866, Evening
19 Apr 1866, Evening
20 Apr 1866, Evening
21 Apr 1866, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Bryants' Minstrels; Nelse Seymour; George S. Fowler [minstrel]; Charles Henry [minstrel tenor]; William P. Grier [minstrel]; Dave [minstrel] Reed; Ira [minstrel] Paine; Dan Bryant; Rollin Howard

2)

Shylock; or, The Jew of Chatham Street

aka Trial scene of Shylock; Shylock, the merchant of Chatham Street

Participants: Nelse Seymour; Charles Henry [minstrel tenor]; Dave [minstrel] Reed; Dan Bryant; Rollin Howard

3)

Elephant, The

aka Taming the elephant; Baby elephant; Pet elephant

4)

5)

Tyrolean galoots

6)

Challenge dance

Participants: Dan Bryant; Dave [minstrel] Reed

7)

Vocal quartets, unidentified

Participants: William P. Grier [minstrel]; Ira [minstrel] Paine; George S. Fowler [minstrel]; Charles Henry [minstrel tenor]

8)

"Who can find us now?"

Composer(s): Emmett

Text Author: Emmett

Citations

1)

Announcement: New York Herald, 16 April 1866, 5.

“The well known and favorite company, Bryant’s [sic] Minstrels, are always excellent, always amusing, and ever witty and musical, and were never more than at the present moment.” Gives program.

2)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 16 April 1866, 7.

3)

Review: New York Herald, 17 April 1866, 1.

No mention of music.

4)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 21 April 1866, 14.

5)

Advertisement: New York Clipper, 21 April 1866, 16.