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Brown, Henry Box, 30 May. 1853 -4 Jun. 1853, Yorkshire: West Riding

Event Type

Vocal Entertainment

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre

Date

-
Date notes
nightly

Event Program

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

Bibliographic Sources

  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Adelphi Index. May 30, 1853:
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment/Exhibition/Lecture
    • Performers Listed: Henry Box Brown
    • Days & Times: Monday, May 30, 1853.
    • Venue Name: Adelphi Theatre (Sheffield)
    • Program Info: Illustrations of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  • 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”,
    • Days & Times: “a series”, which commenced on May 28. “The exhibition closes to-night (Saturday)”
    • 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