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

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Event Type

Dramatic

Event Details

Venue Type: Exhibition Hall
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre

Date

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Date notes
Friday





Casting

Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Light of Oder Days, The Parker Parker included within "Life in New York" Song
Life in New York Ring Ring Cowslip - Woolcott, Snowball - Ring, Ginger Blue - Parker, Brown - Robins, Dinah - Teasdale
  • Contains several minstrel songs (see following entries)
    		• Play, Comic Extravaganza
    Ginger Blue Parker Parker included within "Life in New York" Song, Dance
    Zip Coon American Southern Minstrels American Southern Minstrels included within "Life in New York" Finale
    Lubly Dinah Woolcott Woolcott included within "Life in New York" Serenade
    Ho Roley Boley Robins (minstrel) Robins (minstrel) included within "Life in New York" Song
    Aitchieo Dingo Dar American Southern Minstrels American Southern Minstrels included within "Life in New York" Sneezing Chorus
    Grand Nigger Dance American Southern Minstrels American Southern Minstrels included within "Life in New York" Dance
    Finale from La Somnambula American Southern Minstrels American Southern Minstrels Song, Whistled
    Overture Robins (minstrel) Robins (minstrel) Tuckahoe Violin - Robins, Conjo Banjo - Woolcott, Bone Castanets - Parker, Cohea Tambourine - Ring Overture, Violin, Banjo, Bones, Tamborine
    Old Sandy Boy American Southern Minstrels American Southern Minstrels Song
    Sich a Getting Up Stairs American Southern Minstrels American Southern Minstrels Song
    Boatman's Dance, The American Southern Minstrels American Southern Minstrels Song
    Fine Old Coloured Gemman, De American Southern Minstrels American Southern Minstrels Song
    Parody, with Pleasing Whistling Accompaniment Parker Parker "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 American Southern Minstrels Song
    Grape Vine Twist Parker Parker "As danced by the Virginia Negroes" Dance

    Bibliographic Sources

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    • 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