Event Type
Circus
Event Details
- Troupe: Bell, R.
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-Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian of the Prairie, The | Bell | R.Bell | Circus Act |
Bibliographic Sources
- British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: March 6, 1848 (Astley's):Info in Record: Performance Type: Circus Performers Listed: “Mr. R. Bell” Days & Times: “On Monday, March 6th, 1848, & during the Week, Wednesday Excepted”. Venue Name: “Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre” Other Acts on Bill: Several Circus acts, including “Jean Polaski” in a Nautical spectacle entitled “The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle; or, England, Ireland and Scotland”, “Mr. Batty’s beautiful Spotted Persian Barb, surnamed the Gem of the World” and “Mr. T. Barry, the Hibernian Clown – and – M. Rochez, Grotesque”; “the highly popular Musical and Equestrian Farce […] entitled The Turnpike Gate!” Program Info: Bell as “the Indian of the Prairie”. Also (other race-related): “Battle of the Amazons”. Other: audience, context, performance time, ticket info, other (surrounding events at venue)

