riors in this line to any we have ever seen. They far
outreach the usual small range of excellence, and leave
their rivals far behind."
"The Philadelphia Inquirer,"--
"So great was the rush to see them, that the sale of tickets
at the box-office had to be stopped half an hour before the
performance. They are unquestionably excellent."
"The Philadelphia Record,"--
"It is estimated that at least one thousand people were
turned away from the box-office last night, unable to obtain
tickets or entrance, so great was the rush."
"The Cincinnati Commercial" says,--
"They have drawn better houses in Cincinnati than any white
troupe."
"The Brooklyn Eagle" says,--
"From first to last, all are absorbed in admiration."
"The Cincinnati Inquirer" says,--
"It is an unusually fine company, and superior to any that
visit here."
"The Baltimore News" says,--
"There is no approach to vulgarity. Their audiences are the
most fashionable. No minstrel company can compare with
Callender's."
"The Brooklyn Union" says,--
"They are superlatively excellent."
"The Memphis Appeal" says,--
"They are masters of minstrelsy."
"The Baltimore American" says,--
"All other companies are tame in comparison with these."
William Lloyd Garrison writes,--
"It is gratifying to see that no imputation is brought
against them of presenting any thing offensive to the eye or
ear."
Mr. P.T. Barnum says,--
"They are extraordinary, and the best I ever saw. They fully
deserve their large patronage."
Said Dexter Smith, the eminent song-writer,--
"Boston has unconditionally yielded to the Georgia
Minstrels. If you wish to see the brains, beauty, and
fashion of the musical metropolis, a peep into Beethoven
Hall will give you an insight of it. Never has a minstrel
troupe created such enthusiasm in any American city as the
Georgia Minstrels have done in Boston."
And the Boston "Folio," that excellent journal of music,--
"The Georgia Minstrels, who are nightly appearing before
crowded houses at Beethoven Hall, deserve more than a
passing notice, on account of their excellence, and the
utter absence of aught that could offend the most
fastidious. 'The Traveller' expresses our sentiments so
exactly, that we cannot indorse them better than by
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