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MINSTREL RECORDS
1834 An Evening with the Minstrels — No. 1
Ethiopian Carnival of Melody. Opens with a brilliant Bugle call : “Gentlemen, be seated.” Orchestra, “Dark-town is Out To-night.” Solo and Quartet, “Old Folks at Home.” Jig, “Keep Yo’ Feet.” Quartet, “Carry Me Back.” Orchestra, “Patrol Comique.” Quartet, “Ole Massa,” with banjo imitation. Full Chorus, “Darktown” ending with “Dixie Land."
1825 An Evening with the Minstrels — No. 3 31193 An Evening with the Minstrels — No. 3
End Song, “Chimes of the Golden Bells.” Mr. Bones describes a visit to his girl, and an encounter with her father, who is a painter by trade, and who decorates Bones with a pail of mixed paint. The dusky comedian insists, however, that he came out of the encounter “ with flying colors." “ The Chimes of the Golden Bells,” with full orchestra, Westminster Chimes and Quartet Chorus.
1826 An Evening with the Minstrels — No. 4
“The Ebony Emperors of Melody.” No old-time Minstrel Show was ever complete without the “Musical Act,” with the Professor and the “Tramp Musician.” The Professor, after hearing his Brass Instrument Class play a brilliant selection, bows them out and laments his lack of an assistant. A knock is heard and a disreputable-looking tramp enters in search of a job. He is given a trombone, which he blows with comical effect, almost driving the Professor mad. He is finally engaged and proves a fine musician, playing a duet with the Professor as the curtain falls.
1828 An Evening with the Minstrels — No. 6
The “Cake Walk in Coontown.” A genuine Darky Cake Walk, intro¬ ducing three lively cake-walk selections by the orchestra and three rousing songs by full chorus.
1830 An Evening with the Minstrels— No. 8
Grand Finale, “Scenes on the Levee." The darkies are busily engaged in loading a river steamboat with cotton, amid the clang of bells, tooting of whistles, shouts of the overseer and other characteristic levee sounds. The darky quartet sings “Heave dat Cotton," and the Pickaninny Band plays “Roll on de Ground.”
5097 Christy Minstrels No. 1
Introducing “College Life ” and “My Kickapoo Queen.”
5098 Christy Minstrels No. 2
“Yankee Doodle Negroes’ and “San Antonio. ’
5363 Victor Minstrels No. 9 ft t (
Introducing “Broncho Buster” and “Pride of the Prairie.” A new aggregation of comedy talent which introduces itself with a bright, witty and musical three-minute minstrel entertainment.
5530 Victor Minstrels No. 12
Introducing “Dixie, with the Girl I Love” and “H-A-S-H — Dat Am the Word I Love.”
Another of those threeminute tabloids of minstrelsy which have been so popular. This clever comedy company has managed to include within the limits of the record two rousing choruses, a solo and four rapid-fire jokes.
5544 Victor Minstrels No. 13
Three minutes of varied entertainment, consisting of a rousing opening chorus— “ My Dream of the U. S. A.,” a collection of snappy new jokes (the kind that do not need a map!) and a grand closing chorus, “Moon¬ beams,” by the entire company.
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