Brown, Henry Box, 30 May. 1853 -4 Jun. 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: 30 May 1853-4 June 1853
Date notes: nightly

Event Program

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

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”,
    • 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
  • 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