Brown, Henry Box, 28 May. 1853 -28 May. 1853, Yorkshire: West Riding

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Vocal Entertainment

Event Details

Troupe: Brown, Henry Box
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre
Date: 28 May 1853-28 May 1853
Date notes: Saturday

Event Program

Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Uncle Tom's Cabin Musical Entertainment Henry Box Brown / Brown, Henry Box


Performers:

  • Henry Box Brown
  • Pianists - Reuben & Joseph Rowland
  • Vocalist - Mr. Glynn
    		•  Vocal Entertainment, Exhibition, Lecture

    Bibliographic Sources

    • Sheffield Free Press June 4, 1853: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type:
        Vocal Entertainment/Exhibition/Lecture
      • Performers Listed: “Mr. Box Brown, an escaped negro”, “Mr. Glynn” (singer), “two juveniles […] presided at the piano-forte”
      • Days & Times: “Saturday evening last” (May 28, 1853)
      • Venue Name: “Adelphi Theatre”
      • Program Info: “Musical and Pictorial Entertainment, Illustrative of Mrs. Beecher Stowe’s celebrated Work – ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’”
      • Other:
        audience,
        description/review
    • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Adelphi Playbill. May 28, 1853
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type:
        Vocal Entertainment/Exhibition/Lecture
      • Performers Listed: Henry Box Brown, 2 juvenile pianists – Reuben & Joseph Rowland
      • Days & Times: Saturday, May 28, 1853
      • Venue Name: “Theatre Royal Cattle Market”
      • Program Info: Brown’s “Inimitable Vocal, and Pictorial Illustration of Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
      • Other:
        description/review,
        ticket info