Article on renovation of Hope Chapel by Kelly and Leon

Event Information

Venue(s):
Hope Chapel

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 January 2026

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Sep 1866

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Kelly and Leon's Minstrels

Citations

1)
Article: New York Clipper, 15 September 1866, 182.

“Hope Chapel has been leased by Kelly and Leon, of Western minstrel fame, for a term of years [sic]. They will commence gutting the place this week, and putting up a magnificent minstrel hall. They intend giving up the West, as they have ‘Broadway on the brain.’”