Programas de las actuaciones de los Christy’s Minstrels y de Albert Phillips en Buenos Aires

 

 

ANEXO al artículo de Ezequiel Adamovsky: “Blackface minstrelsy en Buenos Aires: las actuaciones de Albert Phillips en 1868 y las visitas de los Christy’s Minstrels en 1869, 1871 y 1873 (y una discusión sobre su impacto en la cultura local)”, Latin American Theatre Review  

 

 

CM, PRIMERA PRESENTACIÓN Teatro Coliseum, 13/7/1869.   PROGRAMA (reconstruido)[i] 1. Opening Chorus “Hither we come” [“Hither we come, or, The pirates chorus”, canción de la ópera The enchantress, de Max Zorer] 2. “Ada, with the golden hair”- W. Norton 3. “Poor old Joe” - Raynor 4. “Home, sweet home” (Thalberg) - Steele Toelle [instrumental] 5. Lucia, Lucrecia Borgia [selecciones] - Steele Toelle [instrumental, violoncello] 6. “In the Rain” - W. Norton 7. “In vain though banished from thy heart” [de la ópera Victorine, de Alfred Mellon] - Raynor 8. American Prize Jig - W. Norton 9. Scenes at the Opera: “Ernani, Ernani, involami” [de la ópera Ernani, de Giuseppe Verdi; el diario indica que también se cantaron otras canciones de ópera para soprano]

CM, SEGUNDA PRESENTACIÓN Teatro Coliseum, 17/7/1869.   PROGRAMA[ii] PART 1: 10. Opening Chorus, Masquerade Waltz- Christy’s 11. “Anna Maria Jones” (Comic) - Mr. W Norton. 12. “Beautiful Isle of the Sea” -C Steele 13. “Nell Flaugherthy’s Drake” (comic) - Mr. Norton 14. “The Old Church Bell” - Mr E. Raynor 15. “Hen Convention” (comic) - Mr. W. Norton 16. Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore (Burlesque)- Christy’s PART 2: 17. Pianoforte solo, finale of Mendelsohn’s Concerto in G minor- Herr Karl Steele Toelle 18. Norton in his wonderful impersonation of the Prima Donna will sing “Thou art so near and yet so far” 19. Grand duet “Army and Navy” -Mr Steele and Raynor 20. “The River Plate Railway Rambler”, written expressly for Mr. W Norton by Albert Phillips 21. Solo violincello Fantasia-Eccossaise- C. Steele 22. Champion Silver Belt Jig- Mr W Norton PART 3: 23. Ballad “Friar of Orders Grey”- E. Raynor 24. Solo on the Chinese Fiddle - Mr. W Norton. This instrument was presented to Mr. Norton at Hong-Kong by his Excellency Fou-Chou-Ching-Chow-Hai 25. The whole to conclude with Christy’s laughable farce Electro Biology, or Mesmerism Made Easy

 

CM, TERCERA PRESENTACIÓN Teatro Franco Argentino, 23/7/1869.   PROGRAMA[iii] PART 1: 26. Overture (Zampa) - Christy’s [seguramente la Overtura de la ópera Zampa, ou La fiancée de marbre, de Ferdinand Hérold] 27. “My Dolly Ann” - Mr W. Norton 28. “Meet me in the Lane” - Charles Steele 29. “Kiss me quick and go” -Albert Phillips 30. “We meet Again” - E. Raynor 31. “Piccayune Butler” - W. Norton 16. Anvil Chorus Il Trovatore - Christy’s PART 2: 32. Pianoforte solo - Karl Steele-Toelle 33. Norton in his wonderful impersonations of the Prima Donna will sing “Sweet Spirit hear my Prayer” (Wallace) 34. Banjo solo and song “The Jealous Vigilante” - A. Phillips 35. Plantation Song and Dance - W. Norton 36. Scenes at a Fashionable Hair-cutting Saloon: Barber Brown (with five years experience in the River Plate) - A. Phillips John Smith (un pobre gringo) - W. Norton 37. Violincello Solo (Burlesque) - Steele-Toelle 8. Champion American Jig, by the Champion Dancer of the World, W. Norton. PART 3: 38. To conclude with the Christy’s Laughable Burlesque entitled: A Carnival Ball at the French Theatre

CM, CUARTA PRESENTACION Teatro Franco Argentino, 31/7/1869.   PROGRAMA[iv] PART 1: 39. Overture (Bohemian Girl)- Christy’s [de la ópera The Bohemian Girl, de Michael William Balfe] 1. Opening Chorus (from The Enchantress) - Christy’s 40. “Laughing song” -Mr W. Norton 28. “Meet me in the lane” -Charles Steele 41. “Tim Finnigan’s Wake” (Irish comic) - George Jackson 42. “Lillie Moore” (by Karl Steele-Toelle) - E. Raynor 43. The Poultry Family, with imitations (comic) - W. Norton 44. “The Phantom, or The Frightened Darkeys” - Christy’s PART 2: 32. Pianoforte solo (original) - Karl Steele-Toelle 45. Mississippi Fling, representing North American Negress attempting to dance - Washington Norton 46. Ballad “Take back the ring” - E. Raynor 47. After which the celebrated Negro Farce, entitled “Photographic Studio, or Scenes at Holtweissig” 37. Violincello solo (Burlesque)- Steele-Toelle. 22. Champion Silver Belt Jig by the Champion Dancer of the World W. Norton. PART 3: 48. Banjo and Chinese Fiddle solo - W. Norton 49. Ballad “No one to love” -Charles Steele 50. Plantation song and dance - George Jackson 51. To be followed by the Christy’s celebrated Burlesque, entitled “Scenes at the Italian Opera” 52. The whole will conclude with the Christy’s celebrated Plantation Walk Round entitled “Billy Patterson”.

 

CM, QUINTA PRESENTACION Teatro Franco Argentino, 7/8/1869. PROGRAMA[v] PART 1: 53. Opening Chorus “We come from the Hills” - Christy’s 54. Comic Song “Aunt Sally”- W. Norton 55. “Blue-eyed Nelly”- C. Steele 56.- Comic Song “Hot corn” -J. Jackson 57. “We are coming Sister Mary” - E. Raynor 58. Comic song “Willie’s ...[ilegible] for a Soger”, W. Norton. 59.- Medley Chorus - Christy’s PART 2: 60. Pianoforte Solo “Brilliant -Neapolitan-Original” (sic)- C Steele 18. Norton in his wonderful impersonation of the Prima Donna will sing “Thou art so near and yet so far” 61. Eccentric Summersault Jig - James Diamond 62. Burlesque Polka - Norton & Jackson 63. Violoncello Solo- C Steele 64. “The Pilgrim Fathers”- Orator: C. Steele. Subject: W. Norton PART 3: 65. Song “The village Blacksmith”- E Raynor 66. Essence of old Virginia- Representing and old man trying to resume the activity of his boyhoos days- W. Norton 67. Grand Duett- Steele & Raynor 68. Ethiopian Song and Dance- George Jackson 69. The Christy’s laughable burlesque entitled “The Crow Family”. Wash: W Norton. Old Crow: E. Raynor. George (a friend of the family): C Steele. 70. The whole to conclude with the Chisty’s Plantation Festival “Who can find us now”/ “Quién sabe”

CM, SEXTA PRESENTACION Teatro Coliseum, 25/10/1871.   PROGRAMA[vi] PART 1: 71. Swiss Refrain - Company [seguramente parodia de canto a la tirolesa] 28. “I’ll meet thee at the Lane” -Charles Steele [es la misma que “Meet me at the lane”] 72. “It’s Naughty, but it’s Nice” - W. Norton 73. “Ella Leene” - T. Rainforth 74. Finigan’s Wake (Irish comic) - W. Norton 75. “Silver Moonlight Winds are Blowing” - F. Melvyn 43. The Poultry Show (with imitations) - W. Norton 16. Anvil Chorus (Trovatore) - Norton & Stewart PART 2: 18/33. Norton in his wonderful impersonation of the Prima Donna 76. Pianoforte Fantasia (Thalberg) -C Steele 66. The Essence of Old Virginia (being the attempt of an old man to resume the activity of his boyhood days)- W. Norton 37. Violincello Solo - C. Steele 8. Champion American Prize Jig by the acknowledged Champion Dancer of the World, Washington Norton. PART 3: 77. Banjo Solo - W. Norton 64. The Laughable Sketch entitled The Pilgrim Fathers 78. Ballad -F. Leslie 51. Scenes at the Opera -Christy’s 79. CONCLUDING with Dan Emmett’s Celebrated Plantation Festival Scene, by the Company.

 

 

CM, SEPTIMA PRESENTACION Teatro Coliseum, 1/11/1871.   PROGRAMA[vii] PART 1: 53. Opening Chorus “We come from the hills” -Christy’s 2. “Ada, with the golden hair” (by request)- W. Norton 80. “Silver Shining Moon”- C Steele 56. “Hot Corn” - S. Adams 81. “Lily of the Vale”- S. Melvyn 82. “The Irishman’s Shanty”- W. Norton 3. “Gone are the days” - T. Rainforth [es la misma que “Poor old Joe”] 31. “Piccayunne Butler” - W. Norton PART 2: 17. Solo for Piano (Allegro vivace) from Mendelsohns’s concerto in G Minor - C Steele 83. Song and Dance (“Love among the Roses”)- W. Norton 84. Violincello Solo (Souvenir de Donizetti) - C Steele 85. The Two Graces, Latest comic act - W. Norton, T Rainforth and F. Leslie 8. Champion American Prize Jig by the acknowledged Champion Dancer of the World, Washington Norton. PART 3: 38. The whole to conclude with Christy’s laughable Burlesque, entitled “The carnival ball”

CM, OCTAVA PRESENTACION Teatro Franco Argentino, 4/11/1871.   PROGRAMA[viii] PART 1: 86. Opening Chorus -Christy’s 87. “Tapioca” (by request) - W. Norton 12. “Beautiful Isle of the Sea” - C. Steele 88. “Nellie waved her handkerchief”- S. Adams [posiblemente sea otro título de la canción “I’m off to Charleston”] 3. “Poor old Joe” - T. Rainforth 89. “Come Flowereth, come hither”- J Melvin 90. “Something New” -W. Norton 91. The Apprentice Blacksmith - W. Norton (Foreman) S Adams (Apprentice). PART 2: 18/23. Norton in his wonderful impersonation of the Prima Donna 92. Plantation Song and Dance, “Old Bob Ridley” - S Adams 77. Banjo Solo -W. Norton 93. Ballad - C Steele 94. THE THREE GRACES - Norton, Rainsforth & Adams PART 3: 95. Big Shoe Dance - W. Norton 37. Violincello Solo - Herr Karl Steele 8. Champion American Prize Jig by the acknowledged Champion Dancer of the World, W. Norton. 96. Ballad “A Place in thy Memory, Dearest” - F Leslie 51. The whole to conclude with the Christy’s celebrated Burlesque, the ITALIAN OPERA.

 

ACTUACIONES NEW YORK CHRISTY’S MINSTRELS Teatro de la Victoria, 24, 26, 27, 28 y 30/9/1873; 1, 16, 18 y 19/10/1873.   PROGRAMA (segmentos mencionados en la prensa)[ix]   97. “Come where my love lies dreaming” - by Rudolph, Percy, Oberist and Thyhe. 98. “Hard times” 99. “Good news from Home” 9. Opening chorus from Hernani (sic) - Rudolph, Percy, Olcrist and Thyhe 100. Fowls imitations - Watson 101. “Only the Kind” 102. “Old Jerusalem” 103. Solo on the Bones - Wilson 18. Impersonation of the Prima Donna, “Thou art so near and yet so far” - Harry Percy 104. Silver Pico’o Solo (?) - Sterling 105. Cavatinas, “Deaf as a Post” (Comic) 106. Lucrezia Borgia (“parody”) 107. Parallel Bars 108. Dances, including Jocko the Ape - Sterling 109. “Be Kind” 110. Tyrolean warbler - Oberist 111. Banjo solo - Campbell 112. Hanging ropes - Sr. Ceballo 113. “The Milliners” (Comic Afterpiece) 114. Pyramid of Bottles - India-Rubber Family 115. Nicolo Family 116. Contortionist - Sr. Serino

ACTUACIONES DE ALBERT PHILLIPS   “Ethiopian Carnival” Teatro Coliseum, 8/7/1868.   PROGRAMA[x] 117. “Go ‘way you Black Man” [también conocida como “The Yaller Busha Belle”] 119. “Jordan -new version, on passing events” [versión de “Jordan is a hard road to travel”] 120. Banjo song -introducing the Chemin de Fer [posiblemente la misma que no. 20] 121. Mr Phillips will make a few remarks   Participación especial en el recital de Ramona Sánchez Teatro Coliseum, 29/8/1868.   PROGRAMA[xi] “Comic Interlude” 122. “Pit-a-ty-Pat” 123. “Martha, the Milkman’s Daughter” 124. “The Dramatic Amateurs” “Banjo Soiree” 119. “Jordan. New version on the Topics of the Day” 125. “Las Once y Media” [monólogo en castellano]

 

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[i] A diferencias de las posteriores, en esta actuación no anticiparon el Programa, por lo que lo reconstruimos en base a comentarios de prensa; The Standard, 15/7/1869, p. 2.

[ii] The Standard, 17/7/1869, p. 2.

[iii] The Standard, 22/7/1869, p. 2.

[iv] The Standard, 28/7/1869, p. 2.

[v] The Standard, 7/8/1869, p. 2.

[vi] The Standard, 24/10/1871, p. 2.

[vii] The Standard, 31/10/1871, p. 2.

[viii] The Standard, 4/11/1871, p. 3.

[ix] The Standard, 26/9/1873, p. 2; 28/9/1873, p. 2; 28/9/1873, p. 2; 30/9/1873, p. 2; 14/10/1873, p. 2; 18/10/1873, p. 2; 18/10/1873, p. 2.

[x] The Standard, 5/7/1868, p. 2.

[xi] The Standard, 28/8/1868, p. 2.