Theater playbill for Wood's Minstrels at Odd-Fellows' Hall, Washington, D.C., September 14, 1860
Contributors: H. Polkinhorn & Co; Wood's Minstrels; Odd Fellow's Hall (Washington, D.C.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: H. Polkinhorn, Printer
Published: 1860
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Other titles: Night of fun! Night of fun! Crowds upon crowds. Triumphant Success! Come early to get a seat. Budworth's (Late the Original and only genuine) Wood's Minstrels
Description: Odd-Fellows' Hall Night of fun! Night of fun! Crowds upon crowds. Triumphant Success! Come early to get a seat. Budworth's (Late the Original and only genuine) Wood's Minstrels, the model Troupe of the profession! From Wood's Marble Palace of Minstrelsy, 561 and 563 Broadway, New York, where they have been permanently located for the past ten years. This Troupe (The Best Ethiopian Troupe in the country) have recently closed their brilliant and triumphant engagement of four weeks, at Barnum's Museum, New York, The greatest Minstrel engagement on record. They are now making their first Southern Tour, under the entire supervision of Mr. James H. Budworth, Prince of Ethiopian comedians. Another change of programme. Friday Evening, September 14th, 1860 ...
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"Ho! For the Railroad Excursion! Let all who wish a good time be on hand. To-morrow, Saturday Night, Look Out for a Great Bill!".

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
Table of contents: title: Programme: Part 1. Introductory Overture: Echos du Baltimore / Wood's Minstrels; title: Opening Chorus "Joy, Joy" Gipsy's Warning / Company; title: Rat Catcher's Daughter / J.H. Budworth; title: Shells of Ocean / Rollin Howard; title: My love he is a Saileur Boy / W.S. Budworth; title: Gentle Jennie Gray, new version / J.K. Campbell; title: Robin, the Ploughman (in Yorkshire Dialect) sung only by / J.H. Budworth; title: Finale: Wood's Minstrels Quickstep / Troupe; title: Part 2. Solo, Boehm Clarionet / M.J. Salomons; title: The last time of the Concert a la Julien! A burlesque on Mons. Julien's Monster Concerts. Arranged for and originally performed by this Troupe; title: Fifth appearance here of the great sensation Prima Donna, Mad'me Index Fabbri-co who will appear in the prison scene from "Il Trovatore"; title: Part 3. Solo, Violoncello, by the celebrated performer / Herr Jean B. Preiser; title: The Great Banjo Solo / J.H. Budworth; title: Essence of Old Virginia / J.K. Campbell; title: He Would be an Actor / J.H. Budworth, W.S. Budworth; title: Caught in his own trap! / W.S. Budworth and J.K. Campbell; title: Solo, Violin / Mons. Strakosch; title: The performance to conclude with (for the last time) Budworth's farce of The Post Boy!