Eph Horn

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Eph Horn, born Evan Evans Horn, (1818-January 1, 1877) [1] was a blackface minstrel performer from the United States. Born in Philadelphia, [2] he became successful and toured including in England. [3] He gave a sarcastic soliloquy on women's rights in one of his routines. His son Eoh Horn Jr. also became a minstrel performer.

He formed Horn and White's Minstrels with Charley White. [4] He performed as a mesmerist early in his career. [4] He performed with Dan Bryant and Bryant's Minstrels at the Boston Museum. [5] [6]

A woodcut portrait was made of him. [1]

A list of his performances from 1862 to 1871 has been compiled. [7] He died in New York. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Portrait of Eph Horn (real name Evan Evans Horn )". Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.
  2. ↑ Koon, Helene (October 18, 1994). Gold Rush Performers: A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Singers, Dancers, Musicians, Circus Performers and Minstrel Players in America's Far West, 1848 to 1869. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-89950-923-5 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Fisher, James (June 15, 2023). Historical Dictionary of Vaudeville. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-5381-1335-6 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 3 Rice, Edward Le Roy (October 18, 1911). "Monarchs of Minstrelsy, from "Daddy" Rice to Date". Kenny Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Discover | Digital Collections". litsdigital.hamilton.edu.
  6. ↑ "Bryant's Minstrels : benefit of Dan Bryant & Eph Horn! | Digital Collections". litsdigital.hamilton.edu.
  7. ↑ "Eph Horn". www.musicingotham.org.
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