Event Type
Exhibition
Event Details
Troupe: Allen, S (Bosjesmen Lecturer)
Troupe: Bosjesmans
Venue Type: Unknown
Location: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Type: Exhibition
Venue: Queen's Rooms
Location: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Type: Exhibition
Venue: Queen's Rooms
Date
-
Date notes
Tuesday-Saturday
Casting
Bosjesmanslikely multiple troupes (different 'directors' listed - e.g. J.S. Tyler - Liverpool, 1847, Allen - Brighton, 51)
Event Program
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| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture on Bosjesman Physiology and History | Allen | S.Allen | Lecture | |||
| Tracking/Hunting Demonstration | Bosjesmans | Bosjesmans | Playbill: "the Bush people will exhibit their peculiar method of Tracking the Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, &c. &c. And Killing them" | Demonstration | ||
| Bush Dance | Bosjesmans | Bosjesmans | Dance |
Bibliographic Sources
- Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (Queen's Rooms) - November 26-30, 1850:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Exhibition
- Troupe Name: “The Dwarfish African Savages, or, The Bosjesmans”
- Performers Listed: “Mr. S. Allen”
- Days & Times: “Five Days only!!”, “Commencing on Tuesday, November 26th, 1850”
- Venue Name: “Queen’s Rooms, Portsea”
- Program Info: “Mr. S. Allen Will deliver an Introductory Lecture, and also interpret some of their strange Language, glancing at the geographical position of the Bosjesmen territory, their mental moral, and physical attributes. After which, the Bush people will exhibit their peculiar method of Tracking the Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, &c. &c. And Killing them, during which the audience will have an opportunity of hearing their strange language, which is compared to the noise of Machinery, or the chattering of Monkeys. To conclude with their Mysterious Bush Dance.”
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