quoting:--

"'There is a freshness and a completeness about the whole
performance which entitle it to the fullest praise. As for
the whole evening's enjoyment, it may be characterized as
novel from the fact that it is native and not imitative,
commendable because it is wholly refined, and most pleasant
because it is always artistic. The comedians are very
numerous, and all unite in giving a perfection to the
rendering of the whole bill.'"

"The Boston Herald" said,--

"Beethoven Hall was well filled last evening by admirers of
Ethiopian delineations, assembled to see and hear the
original Georgia Minstrels, who have returned from a very
successful tour in Europe, and are now located at the
above-named hall for a short season. The company is a
novelty from the fact that all the members are colored, and
their performances possess a genuineness which no burnt-cork
artists can fully imitate. Their music, both vocal and
instrumental, is excellent. Each performer seems to be not
only a natural, but a cultured artist; and all have the
faculty of being exceedingly mirthful, without overstepping
the bounds of refinement. In fact, each performer seems
perfect in his _role_; and all appear to be masters of
minstrelsy."

Again the same paper said,--

"The Georgia Minstrels have burst upon us like an avalanche.
All the reserved seats were sold last evening before the
performance commenced; and the house was filled by a
fashionable audience,--one rarely seen at a minstrel
entertainment. The troupe have made a decided hit, and their
performances last night were received with great enthusiasm.
Their songs and choruses are excellent; their puns, jokes,
and stories, fresh and laughable; and their special acts
new, and of a superior order. The performances of the troupe
have happily filled a void which existed in the amusement
field.

"This troupe of native artists has won the very highest
praise from every one wherever it has appeared. In England
and America over three thousand performances have been
given. The troupe has appeared before the Queen of England,
and bears the highest testimonials of the press from across
the water."

"The Boston Advertiser" said,--

"They (the Georgia Minstrels) are at the head of the