Theater playbill for Matt Peel's original Campbell Minstrels at Odd-Fellows' Hall, Washington, D.C., March 22, 1858
Contributors: Minor, G. G., conductor; Campbell Minstrels; Odd Fellow's Hall (Washington, D.C.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: H. Polkinhorn's Steam Job Press, D st., near 7th
Published: 1858
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Other titles: Matt Peel's original Campbell Minstrels; Campbells are coming at Odd-Fellows' Hall for three nights only; Soiree d'Ethiop.; Plantation Joys, or, Saturday Night in Alabama.
Description: The Campbells are coming at Odd-Fellows' Hall for three nights only. The first grand concert will be given on Monday evening, March 22, 1858. Matt Peel's Original Campbell Minstrels in a melange comprising all the gems pertaining to Ethiopian Minstresly and rendered by this, the Excelsior Band composed of 14 star performers under the lead of Matt Peel than whom no better exponent of Negro Eccentricities can be found in the profession. The Concert will commence with a rich and varied "Soiree d'Ethiop" replete with beautiful ballads, effective choruses, pleasing dances, wonderful solos, laughable burlesques, piquant entr'Acts, masterly instrumentation. The whole mingled with queer, quaint, and quizzical sayings. Matt Peel, manager, G.G. Minor, musical conductor ... Tickets 25 cents. Doors open at 7, to commence at 8 o'clock. Dr. F.A. Jones, Agent.
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

LC copy rehoused: 2014-10-02. Shelved in Oversize.

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
Table of contents: title: Programme: Part 1: Grand overture: Trovatore / Full Band; title: Opening Chorus: Operatic / Campbells; title: Song "Cora Lee" / J. Farrenberg; title: Comic Song "That's So" / B.A. Cotton; title: Ballad "Bright Moonlit Sea" / J. Farrenberg; title: Comic refrain "Mary Jane" / Matt Peel; title: Quickstep: Instrumental / Full Band. Part 2: Banjo solo: Characteristic / F.B. Converse; title: Virginia Breakdown / Master T.J. Peel; title: Ballad "Gentle Annie" / J. Farrenberg; title: Guitar solo: Air varie / A.M. Hernandez; title: Burlesque fling / Master T.J. Peel; title: Violin solo / Master R. Arnold; title: Chinese dance / Matt Peel, Hernandez, Converse, and Master Peel; title: Cornet solo: Popular air / H. Arnold. Part 3: Plantation banjo duo / Peel and Converse; title: Old Bob Ridley / B.A. Cotton; title: To conclude with Plantation Joys, or, Saturday Night in Alabama / by the whole company.