American Serenaders (1850), 8 Apr. 1850 -13 Apr. 1850, Yorkshire: West Riding

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Minstrel Show

Event Details

Troupe: American Serenaders (1850)
Venue Type: Lecture Hall
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute
Date: 8 April 1850-13 April 1850
Date notes: all evenings except Tuesday, April 9

Bibliographic Sources

  • Sheffield Independent March 30, 1850: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Minstrel Show
    • Performers Listed: Juba
    • Days & Times: April 8-13
    • Venue Name: Athenaeum & Mechanics’ Institution (Sheffield)
    • Other:
      benefit (April 8 – Juba)
  • Sheffield Times April 6, 1850: 1: 5.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “the best Company of American Serenaders ever in Europe or America”
    Performers Listed:
    • “Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “The Last Six Nights in Sheffield”
    • “This Evening (Saturday), April 6; Monday, April 8th; Wednesday, April 10th; Thursday, April 11th; Friday, April 12th; and Saturday, April 13th, 1850”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • benefit (April 8: Juba)
    • performance time
    • programme (general)
    • ticket info
    • other (note about programme distribution)
    Document Scan
  • Sheffield Times April 6, 1850: 6: 3.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “ ‘Juba,’ with his company of serenaders”
    Performers Listed:
    • “ ‘Juba’,” “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “arrangements have been made for his continuance in Sheffield a few days longer”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • none for this event
    Document Scan
  • Sheffield Times April 6, 1850: 1: 5 (2nd relevant ad).
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
      not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • “Master Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “Monday Evening, the 8th April”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience:

      ("under the patronage of Col. Arthur and the Officers of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, who will attend, together with a number of the most influential Families of Sheffield and its Vicinity."),
    • benefit

      (April 8 – Juba. Also mentions that it is Juba's "first appeal to the Sheffield public"),
    • performance time

      (“Performances to commence at Eight o’Clock”)
    Document Scan
  • Sheffield Times April 13, 1850: 8: 4.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Boz’s Juba"
    • "Juba and his co-adjutors"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • "during the week” (past)
    • "this evening”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • None
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience

      (“before select audiences”; “anticipate a large attendance this evening”)
    • description/review

      (“…sufficient evidence of the superiority of the entertainment”)
    • reception

      (“the interest he has excited and sustained for that length of time…”
  • Sheffield Times and Rotherham & Worksop Advertiser April 6, 1850: 1:6.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Minstrel Show
    • Performers Listed: “Boz’s Juba”
    • Venue Name: “The Athenaeum, Surrey Street” (Sheffield)
    • Program Info: “his renowned Ethiopian Entertainments”
    • Other:
      audience,
      ticket info,
      other (surrounding events at venue, venue description)