Research Catalog

Title

Christy's new songster and black joker : containing all the most popular and original songs, choruses, stump speeches, witticisms, jokes, conundrums, etc., etc., as sung and delivered by the world-renowned Christy's Minstrels at their opera houses / compiled and arranged by E. Byron Christy and William E. Christy, successors to the late Edwin P. Christy.

Author

Christy, E. Byron (Edwin Byron), 1837-1866

Publication

• New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, [1863]
• ©1863

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Details

Additional Authors

Christy, William E.

Description

iv, 72 pages; 16 cm

Alternative Title

New songster and black joker

Subject

• Popular music > United States > To 1901 > Texts
• African Americans > Songs and music > Texts
• Songs, English > United States > Texts
• Minstrel shows
• Songsters
• Humorous songs
• Humorous recitations

Genre/Form

• Songsters.
• Song texts.
• Humorous songs.
• Humorous monologues.

Note

• Song texts and recitations; contains no music.
• Pages 25-36 duplicated and inserted between p. 12 and 13.

Contents

Annie Lisle -- Uncle Sam’s cooks -- The modern fast young gentleman : song by Tony Pastor, the famous comic vocalist, air: Fine old Irish gentleman -- Burlesque political : stump speech, or Any other man / written and delivered by Byron Christy throughout the United States -- Query -- The darkey’s home -- A toast -- The barber -- Bad news -- Shall we know each other there? -- Why have my loved ones gone? / words and music by Stephen C. Foster -- Was my brother in the battle? -- Rock me to sleep, mother : as sung by Mr. Geo. Gray, with Christy’s Minstrels -- Horror -- Dat’s what’s de matter / written by J. Martin, expressly for Byron Christy, and originally delivered by him at St. Louis, Mo., March 15th, 1861 -- Weighing the question -- Vegetable poetry -- Parsing -- Successful -- Poem on bees / by Stinger Jim -- Astronomical -- Uncle Sam : as sung by Byron Christy, in the popular Ethiopian farce entitled “The Japanese treaty” -- Going a journey -- The peanut stand : sung by L. Simmons, Ethiopian comedian, air: Joe Bowers -- My native town -- You ought to seen us kitin : as sung by W. Herman -- A sermon / by Rev. Dr. Peachblossom -- A ride I once was taking -- I will be true to thee / written and composed by Stephen C. Foster -- Alabam again : as sung by William Lawrence with Christy’s Minstrels -- Ain’t I right, eh? : a burlesque political stump speech / as written and delivered by Byron Christy -- Better times are coming / words and music by Stephen C. Foster -- An expensive candlestick -- The baby show : as sung by Byron Christy -- Canaan / written for Byron Christy by J. Martin, esq., St. Louis -- Plantation medley : as sung by Ben Wheeler and Byron Christy -- We’ll gib de white folks a concert : as sung by W. Lawrence, at Christy’s Opera House, Chicago -- The raw recruits : as sung by Christy’s Minstrels -- The widow’s victim : an interlude, as performed by Byron Christy, W. Lawrence, and W.A. Christy -- Jenny’s coming o’er the green / words and music by Stephen C. Foster -- Mother’s love is true -- Der bold privateer : as sung by W.A. Christy, in the character of the “organ girl” -- Burlesque stump oration / adapted and arranged expressly for Byron Christy, by J.B. Murphy, St. Louis -- The three crows : as sung by Byron Christy, James Bryant, H. Wilson and G. Wrightman -- Uncle Snow : as sung and danced by Japanese Tommy, at Christy’s Opera House, Brooklyn -- Acting upon your own conviction -- A penny for your thoughts! / words and music by Stephen C. Foster -- Ginger blue : as sung by Byron Christy in the favorite farce entitled “The mummy” -- Sweet love forget me not -- Sally Jones : as sung by Byron Christy -- Money a hard thing to borrow : banjoy solo, as sung by W. Herman, at Christy’s Opera House, Brooklyn -- The crow family : as sung by Christy’s Minstrels throughout the United States -- De pretty yaller gals : as sung by W. Lawrence, with Christy’s Minstrels -- Stump speech : as delivered by Byron Christy -- Our Union none can sever : as sung by Christy’s Minstrels -- Yaller dine : as sung by L.M. Reese, with Christy’s Minstrels.

Call Number

Sc Rare B 77-1

OCLC

NYPG774524396-B

Author

Christy, E. Byron (Edwin Byron), 1837-1866, compiler.

Title

Christy's new songster and black joker : containing all the most popular and original songs, choruses, stump speeches, witticisms, jokes, conundrums, etc., etc., as sung and delivered by the world-renowned Christy's Minstrels at their opera houses / compiled and arranged by E. Byron Christy and William E. Christy, successors to the late Edwin P. Christy.

Publisher

New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, [1863]

Copyright Date

©1863

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

Music Division copy in extremely poor condition.

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Added Author

Christy, William E.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare B 77-1

Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Christy and Christy. Christy's new songster and black joker)