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Cooke, Alfred, 1 Dec. 1845 -6 Dec. 1845, London

Event Type

Circus

Event Details

Troupe: Cooke, Alfred
Venue Type: Circus
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Circus
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre

Date

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Date notes
Monday-Saturday

Casting

Cooke, Alfred

Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Jim Along Josey (Circus Act) Cooke A.Cooke Circus Act, Comic Act

Bibliographic Sources

  • British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: Dec. 1, 1845 (Astley's):
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Circus
    • Performers Listed: “Mr. Alfred Cooke”
    • Days & Times: “Monday, December 1st, 1845, and During the Week”.
    • Venue Name: “Astley’s”, “Royal Amphitheatre of Arts”
    • Other Acts on Bill: “Last of the Barons and the Battle of Barnet”; Several Circus acts, including the “Phantom Rider! Monsieur Massotta” and “The Unparalleled Lupino Family […] as the Sprites of Jupiter”; “Clowns to the Ring … Messrs. T. Barry & Marsh”.
    • Program Info: Cooke in “the Redoutable, Exquisitely Comic, and Laughter-exciting Piece of Jim Along Josey”. Also (other race-related): “a Laughable Afterpiece […] entitled The War With China”.
    • Other: audience, performance time, ticket info, other (transportation info; venue staff, etc.)