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City Tavern

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Venue Type & Location

Tavern

Overview

  • Address: Capel Street. For a current map, Click Here.

  • Alternate Names: Byrne’s City Tavern & Music Saloon.

  • Performance Space Description: Information about this venue has not yet been compiled; however, some sense of the performance space may be gleaned by following the links at right. In particular:

  • See the 'Bibliographic Sources' link for a provisional list of venue-relevant resources (both primary and secondary). Wherever possible (i.e. when the pertinent text is relatively short and/or easily condensed) this material has been transcribed, and appears beneath the appropriate bibliographic citation.

  • See the 'Events at venue' link for a listing of blackface/minstrelsy-related events that took place in this performance space (with attached bibliographic references).

    Beth Marquis

    • Troupes at City Tavern

    Film Affiliated people Film Type # of event(s)
    Bryan Minstrel Definite Bryan
    Follenius Follenius, Minstrel Definite Follenius
    Green Minstrel Definite Green
    Juba (1850-1851) Juba, Minstrel Definite Juba (1850-1851)
    Matthews Minstrel Definite Matthews
    Murphy, J., The American Jumbo Murphy (Jumbo), J. Minstrel Definite Murphy, J., The American Jumbo
    Sullivan, J. Sullivan, J. Minstrel Definite Sullivan, J.

    Events at City Tavern

    Event Date Venue Location Film
    Minstrel Show - Dublin, Dublin Sullivan, J.
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Sullivan, J.
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Juba (1850-1851)
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Juba (1850-1851)
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Juba (1850-1851)
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Bryan
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Green
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Bryan
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Green
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Sullivan, J.
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Matthews
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Sullivan, J.
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Follenius
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Sullivan, J.
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Matthews
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Murphy, J., The American Jumbo
    Variety - Dublin, Dublin Sullivan, J.

    Bibliographic Sources

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    • Era (London) September 14, 1851: 11: 4.
      Info in Record:
      • proprietor/lessee:
        (“Mr. John Byrne”)
    • Era (London) November 23, 1851: 12:2.


      Suggests that the venue is "capable of accommodating 1,500 persons”


    • "1856 - Mammoth Concert Hall, Capel Street. Conversion of City Tavern. 1871 listed as St.Patrick's Music Hall. Listed as City Music Hall in 1873. Closed and converted to a Grocers/Wine Merchants some time between 1875 & 1877".