Event Type
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
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre
Date
-
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
|
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
- 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