Sanford’s Minstrels

Event Information

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

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Performance Forces:
Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
25 October 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

23 Jul 1866, Evening
24 Jul 1866, Evening
25 Jul 1866, Evening
26 Jul 1866, Evening
27 Jul 1866, Evening
28 Jul 1866, Evening

Program Details

Burlesque, farce, dance, and song.
Benefits: Thursday, the doorkeepers, officers, and ushers; Friday, the Budworths; Saturday, Wray Myers.

Performers and/or Works Performed

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 22 July 1866, 7.
2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 22 July 1866, 4.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 23 July 1866.
4)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 23 July 1866, 5.

Mentions the benefits planned for the week:  Thursday, benefit of the doorkeepers, officers, and ushers; Friday, benefit of the Budworths; Saturday, benefit for Myers.

5)
Review: New York Clipper, 28 July 1866, 126.

“Owing to the heat, the character of the house, etc., Mr. Sanford has not met with success, we are sorry to say.”