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Eph Horn, born Evan Evans Horn, (1818-January 1, 1877) was a blackface minstrel performer from the United States. Born in Philadelphia, he became successful and toured including in England. 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. He performed as a mesmerist early in his career. He performed with Dan Bryant and Bryant's Minstrels at the Boston Museum.

A woodcut portrait was made of him.

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

See also

• George Kunkel (theatre manager)

References

1. ^ "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. ^ 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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