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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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c 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.