Event Type
Circus
Event Details
Troupe: Bridges, Selim
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
Casting
Event Program
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| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian of the Prairie, The | Bridges | SelimBridges | Equestrian Spectacle |
Bibliographic Sources
- British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: July 20, 1846 (Astley's):Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Circus
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Selim Bridges”
- Days & Times: “On Monday Evening, July 20th, 1846”.
- Venue Name: “Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre”
- Other Acts on Bill: Several Circus acts, including the “Graceful Equestrian Performances of Miss Isabelle”, “Mons. Leonard’s laughable Extravaganza entitled Figaro! The Barber of Seville” and “the Celebrated Shakesperian Jester, Mr. W.F. Wallet – and – Mr. Rochez as Grotesque”; “Mr. T. Thompson’s New Act entitled Lo Studio!”
- Program Info: Bridges’ “daring act of equitation, entitled the Wild Indian of the Prairie”. Also (other race-related): “The Sikh Invasion or, England’s Victories of 1846”.
- Other: audience, benefit, other (description of souvenirs to be distributed to the first 50 spectators in (each of) the boxes, the pit and the gallery.