Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels

The program for an 1880 show addressed the audience: "The attention of the public is respectfully called to the magnificent scene representing a Turkish Barbaric Palace in Silver and Gold."

For the finale, a number of unrelated scenes appeared, representing "Base-Ball", "The Dying Athlete", "The Strong Defending the Weak", and "United We Stand".

The third act consisted of a circus burlesque, called "PEA-TEA-BAR-NONE'S KOLLOSAL CIRKUSS, MUSEUM, MENAGERIE AND KAYNE'S KICKADROME KAVALKADE".

[3] The segment featured acrobats, bareback riders, clowns, tightrope walkers, and minstrels in elephant costumes.

Ultimately, many smaller companies folded or were forced to travel further from the established minstrel circuits in order to survive.