American Southern Minstrels, 29 Mar. 1844 -29 Mar. 1844, Yorkshire: West Riding

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Dramatic

Event Details

Troupe: American Southern Minstrels
Venue Type: Exhibition Hall
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre
Date: 29 March 1844-29 March 1844
Date notes: Friday

Event Program

Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Overture Robins (minstrel)/ Woolcott/ Parker/ Ring/ American Southern Minstrels

Tuckahoe Violin - Robins, Conjo Banjo - Woolcott, Bone Castanets - Parker, Cohea Tambourine - Ring

 Overture, Violin, Banjo, Bones, Tamborine
Old Sandy Boy American Southern Minstrels Song
Finale from La Somnambula Woolcott/ Parker/ American Southern Minstrels Song, Whistled
Sich a Getting Up Stairs American Southern Minstrels Song
Boatman's Dance, The American Southern Minstrels Song
Fine Old Coloured Gemman, De American Southern Minstrels Song
Parody, with Pleasing Whistling Accompaniment Parker/ American Southern Minstrels

"by particular desire"; "as sung by him in all the principal Theatres in this Country and America, with unbounded applause"

 Parody, Whistled
Lucy Long American Southern Minstrels Song
Grape Vine Twist Parker/ American Southern Minstrels

"As danced by the Virginia Negroes"

 Dance
Life in New York Woolcott/ Ring/ Parker/ Robins (minstrel)/ Harvey Teasdale/ American Southern Minstrels

Cowslip - Woolcott, Snowball - Ring, Ginger Blue - Parker, Brown - Robins, Dinah - Teasdale

  • Contains several minstrel songs (see following entries)
    		•  Play, Comic Extravaganza
    Ginger Blue Parker/ American Southern Minstrels

    included within "Life in New York"

    		 Song, Dance
    Zip Coon American Southern Minstrels

    included within "Life in New York"

    		 Finale
    Light of Oder Days, The Parker/ American Southern Minstrels

    included within "Life in New York"

    		 Song
    Lubly Dinah Woolcott/ Harvey Teasdale/ American Southern Minstrels

    included within "Life in New York"

    		 Serenade
    Ho Roley Boley Robins (minstrel)/ American Southern Minstrels

    included within "Life in New York"

    		 Song
    Aitchieo Dingo Dar American Southern Minstrels

    included within "Life in New York"

    		 Sneezing Chorus
    Grand Nigger Dance American Southern Minstrels

    included within "Life in New York"

    		 Dance

    Bibliographic Sources

    • Local Studies Library, Sheffield Central Library 1840s Playbill - March 29, 1844
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type:
        Dramatic
      • Troupe Name: “American Southern Minstrels”
      • Performers Listed: “Messrs. Robins, Woolcott, Parker, and Ring”
      • Days & Times: “Friday evening, March 29th, 1844”
      • Venue Name: “Royal Amphitheatre, Sheffield”
      • Other Acts on Bill: “The Blind Boy” (Drama), “The Maid of Croissey” (Drama) (see attached image scan for performer names)
      • Program Info: Complete listing; see attached document scan
      • Other:
        benefit,
        performance time,
        ticket info,
        imagery
    • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Adelphi Index. March 29, 1844
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type:
        Dramatic
      • Troupe Name: Southern Minstrels
      • Days & Times: Friday, March 29, 1844.
      • Venue Name: Circus/Royal Amphitheatre (Sheffield)
      • Other Acts on Bill: Blind Boy, Maid of Croissy
      • Program Info: Ethiopian Entertainment (in 2 parts), Life in New York