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A bundle of burnt cork comedy : original cross-fire conversations, gags, retorts, minstrel monologues and stump speeches

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I'd leave ma happy home for you Sanford's new Opera House Race Street, between Second & Third: Friday evening, December 2d, 1864, last night but one of The shoemaker and tailor of Kensington, by Sanford's Opera Troupe rivals of the Ravels in pantomime. Programme. ... The exempts!--the greatest burlesque of the day! ... Challenge dance ... I'm from the country ... To conclude with the pantomime of The shoemaker & tailor of Kensington ... Monday evening, The mummy. Cards of admission, 25 cents Orchestra seats, 50 cts Private boxes, dress circle, $5 Private boxes, family circle, $4 & $3 Office will be open from 9 to 2 o'clock, for the sale of secured seats and boxes, without extra charge. Doors open at quarter before 7 o'clock. To commence quarter before 8 Official Route Book Al. G. Kelly-Miller Bros. Circus Season 1951 Performers on stage in minstrel show Union Concert Hall Thompson Street, below Fifth: Conrad Hoffman, proprietor Billy Rose, stage manager Jacob Stroble, leader of orchestra Open every evening with the most complete company in the profession, composed of a number of distinguished artists! Novelty and new attaction fun, music, frolic and mirth! Each member a prominent star. Observe the talent: First week of the accomplished vocalist and dansuese, Miss Ada St. Clair. Little Ada, the accomplished dansuese. She will also appear in her favorite jig. Miss Emma Miller, the great comic vocalist--she also appears in her great song and dance every evening. Prof. Cummings, the celebrated Chinese juggler. Billy Rose, Ethiopian comedian and comic vocalist. George Burton, the great comic vocalist--he will appear in this great impalement act. Johnny Clifford, the great song and dance man. Alb. Mortimer, the very comic and eccentric banjoist. Pete Williams, the great stump orator and happy contraband. Jacob Stroble, Frank Glading, Conrad Hoffman & G. Bitter Admission, 15 cents Doors open at seven o'clock. Performance to commence at eight o'clock Wm. H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee Loomer Opera House, Monday evening, November 27, 1899 ... burnt cork carnival ... ladies'-- minstrels under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Rodenbaugh of Boston Eleanor Myers Jewett Scrapbook, vol. 2, 1909-1910, page 107 Eleanor Myers Jewett Scrapbook, vol. 2, 1909-1910, page 189, Inclusion 9, page 26 Whitlock's collection of Ethiopian melodies. As sung with great applause by William Whitlock at the principal theatres in the United States Primrose & West's Big Minstrels always up to date. Grand Opera House, Consolidated Minstrels (July 18, 1883) Consolidated Minstrels; Grand Conservatoire; Jockey clog tournament; Old probabilities, or, Scenes at the weather bureau Local Talent Minstrel Show, Conconully, Washington, ca.1906 Eleanor Myers Jewett Scrapbook, vol. 2, 1909-1910, page 125, Inclusion 1 Official Route John Robinson's Circus Season 1921 Wood Mill minstrels give fine performance Black Image in White Vermont: The Origin, Meaning, and Abolition of Kake Walk Union Concert Hall Thompson Street, below Fifth: Conrad Hoffman, proprietor Billy Rose, stage manager Jacob Stroble, leader of orchestra Open every evening, with the most complete company in the profession--composed of a number of distinguished artists. Novelty and attaction. Fun, music, frolic and mirth! Each member a prominent star in his line of business. The company consists of the following-named stars: Miss Emma Miller the most pleasing balladist and comic vocalist--she also appears in her great song and dance of Young Dinah Snow every evening. Miss Clara Wells! the pleasing dansuese, and also appears in her jig in male attire every evening. Billy Rose Ethiopian comedian and comic vocalist. Johnny Clifford! the great song and dance man--the best in the business Mr A. Mortimer the very comic and eccentric banjoist. Pete Williams the great stump orator and happy contraband. Jacob Stroble, Frank Glading and Conrad Hoffman Novelties in active preparation. Admission, 15 cents Doors open at 7 o'clock. Performance to commence at 8 o'clock Academy of Music, Grizzly Adams (September 27, 1880) Grizzly Adams Eleanor Myers Jewett Scrapbook, vol. 2, 1909-1910, page 86, Inclusion 3, page 1
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