Event Type
Circus
Event Details
- Troupe: American Southern Minstrels
Venue Type: Circus
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Circus
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Circus
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre
Date
-
Date notes
Monday-Saturday
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance the Boatman | American Southern Minstrels | American Southern Minstrels | "full chorus" | Song | ||
| Old Dan Tucker | American Southern Minstrels | American Southern Minstrels | "full chorus" | Song | ||
| Going ober de Mountains | American Southern Minstrels | American Southern Minstrels | "full chorus" | Song | ||
| Fine Old Coloured Gemman, De | Parker | Parker | Song, Parody, Whistled | |||
| Lucy Long | American Southern Minstrels | American Southern Minstrels | "full chorus" | Song | ||
| Back-action, Spring-heel, Locomotive Breakdown | Parker | Parker | "as Danced by the Ohio Boatmen" | Dance |
Bibliographic Sources
- British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: Jan. 27, 1845 (Astley's):Info in Record: Performance Type: Circus Troupe Name: “the Celebrated American Southern Minstrels” Performers Listed: “Mr. Woolcott”, “Mr. Robins”, “Mr. Parker”, “Mr. Ring”. Days & Times: “Monday, January 27th, 1845, and all the Week” Venue Name: “Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre of Arts” Other Acts on Bill: “the Royal Fox Hunt Or, Life’s Course of Man and Steed”, several equestrian acts, including “Mons. Georges […] in his pleasing and peculiar Juggling Act”, and “Mdlle. Isabelle […] as the Bounding Maid of Athens”, “Clowns … Mr. T. Barry and Twist”, “a Grand Comic Equestrian Christmas Pantomime […] entitled Harlequin and Johnny Gilpin’s Ride; Or, the Black Witch of Edmonton” Program Info: “Mr. Woolcott, will perform on the Longo Banjo. Mr. Robins, on the Tuckahoe Violin. Mr. Parker, on the Bone Castanets – and Mr. Ring, on the Cohea Tambourine”. Complete program also provided (and transcribed in the relevant event record in this database). Other: audience, performance time, ticket info, other (venue staff, transportation info)

