National Republican., 1882-11-10
Consolidated Mtustreyscy,

The consolidation of the two greatest colorcd
minstrel companies ever seen in this country has
proved complete success, and now Cnllendcrs s
Original Georgia Minstrcls aud Hayerly' European
Nitsrels are united under one title, known as the
Calender Consolidated Coloied Minstrels. This
excellent company is to appear at Ford's Opera
House in Washington, on Monday evening, No.
venlbcr 10, and it is safe to predict generous
support throughout the engagement.
The European, late Havorly's Minstrels, made
great hit in Europe, and played all THROUGH tho
United Kingdom Uncluding, Ireland, England.
Scotland) to crowded houses Wilt in London, t
Her Msjestys Theater they created an enthusiasm
presence of the Prince Of Wales did not make
these talented performers popular. 1t was their
fine work that awoke the London public to the
high quality OF their excellence, and then 1t was
that the Prince of Wales went down to the theater
to see for himself and his report was SO ayorabie
Fists by their presence. This, of cuursc, added
to the general appiecihtion of the show and
the long run" which followed was spoken of by
the newspapers rs being UNI recedented.
Callcnder's Original Culoied Minstres had been
playing in the larger cities OF the United States to
good business, and their entire organization with
their fine uniforms, palace cars, and other addl-
tions made them popular everywhere.
III August, Havcrly's Company came from Eng
land in Que of the fastest ocean steamers and pro-
ceeded directly to Chicago, where they met the
Calender Company. and there they were (ns the
western papers say united in marriage for better
or worse that is, tile best and most talented men
in both companies were picked out and formed
into a new organization, and this is the attraction
that is to entertain the people Of Washington dur
ing tie coming week.
All the dresses, arlnor, guns, uniforms, and
stage costumes generally used by these cousuli-
dated MINISTRIES were nude especially r the
troupe by q. w. Hunt costumer i'll Marlborough,
Scotland.
The company Is composed of fifty men, women,
and children, all black as midnight and every
day growing blacker Among them a:c. Billy
kersands, the man with the biggest mouth III the
United States, called the black Billy Emerson, the
TttNfn 10 ion
al-black Billy Rice; james Grace, one of The
best, (warrhnted not to change his complexion in
bufat cork allowed on the premises; Wallace
King, the greatest living tenor, whose voice is as
fiue and teiutiiu as n womans. and when 1t goes
mp 1t never comes down until the audience get all
they have paid for with nice present for Christ
MAJ; Edward Brown, the grentestlivng baritone,
with a voice as smooth and enchanting as Jersey
| lightning, and good deal more beneficial to
| the public at large; Bob Mack and his wonderful
little bantam chicken, warranted tocrow TO order
and lay eggs when the. company get hungry; also
Dick Little, the coal pit base singer whose voice
is as big as your leg, and MS deep as an oi.-well
and warranted to penetrate into The bowels of the
| earth one hundred and fifty feet lower than any
thing yet discovered. These and many other
| attractions will be ON the boards during the per-
formance of Cilenders Consolidated Minstrcls 1t
! introduction of fine female singers. The women,
| like the men, all black from the top of their
heads to the ends Of their toes. Their beautiful
| Southern voices delightfully."- blend with the mas
| cultne strains and form an attraction uneQualed
| The country has been over.run with all kinds
of burnt cork artists, so called, whose annual
repetition of stale jokes and almanac squibs are
| tiresome, rot TO say Improbable at times.
| These Calender Minstrels produce entirely new
features Their sketches are new; their jokes are
| new. No old gags are allowed OH the stage.
There is new first part, new aer-par and a
lot Of fresh, crisp sketches saadwiched in the
middle, livening up the whole performance and
making il espectacle of wit mirth, and planta
| tion life Tie quaint >ongs, the old time plnnta-
| chants, the Southern picnics, and all the other
amusements of that poetical region will appear
during the entertainment.
For further particulars see small bills, particu-
| larly Billy Kersands, Billy Banks, and all the
other Williams.