Kelly and Leon's Minstrels
Event Information
Venue(s):
Kelly and Leon's Minstrels Hall (720 Broadway)
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
22 August 2016
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
05 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM06 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
07 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
08 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
09 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
10 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Participants: Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels; Johnny Allen [minstrel/variety]; John F. Oberist; George Guy [baritone]; Willie Guy [minstrel]; G. W. Jackson [minstrel tenor]; Francis Leon; Edwin Kelly; George N. Christy; Sam Price [minstrel]; Nelse Seymour; William Butler [minstrel]; James Garatagua; E. P. Fairbanks; Dick Sands [minstrel dancer]; Signor Bretano
6)
aka That man with the wooden leg;
Man with the wooden leg
Composer(s): Allen [minstrel/variety]
Participants: Johnny Allen [minstrel/variety]
Citations
4)
“For those who are fond of negro wit, funny jokes and unexceptional dancing, the entertainment of Messrs. Kelly and Leon last evening, was just the thing. The overture and operatic chorus were excellent, the solos by Messrs. G. W. Jackson, George Christy, Edwin Kelly and John Allen, good—as usual.”
7)
"The addition of Nelse Seymour to the forces of Kelly and Leon has proved a very valuable one for he was received with the heartiest kind of demonstration on his opening night, which was kept up throughout the week. He takes part in the olio business, and his acts take hugely with the patrons."