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Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48), 19 May. 1846 -23 May. 1846, London

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • none
Other Event Info Available:
  • performance time
  • programme (general
  • including several specific acts)
  • reception
  • ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
  • troupe moniker

Note: All ‘Other Info’ Categories list information that can be found about each item in relation to this event and/or the writings surrounding it.

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: St. James Theatre

Date

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Date notes
<div class="noteheading">Performance Days Within Run:</div>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Tuesday Evening (May 19)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (May 20)
<LI>Thursday Evening (May 21)
<LI>Saturday Evening (May 23)
</UL>

<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(February – August, 1846) </strong></p>




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Bibliographic Sources

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  • Observer (London) May 17, 1846: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Singers” “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: none Days & Times Given: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” “Day Performance, on Wednesday Morning next, May 20 (…) and every Wednesday until further notice” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time programme (specific acts) ticket info
  • Morning Chronicle (London) May 22, 1846: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Singers” “Ethiopian Serenaders” Troupe Size Given: not listed Performers Listed: none Days & Times Given: not specified for this event Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: audience (“most crowded and fashionable audiences”) reception (“performances have met with unexampled success at Crosby Hall and the St. James’s Theatre”)
  • Era (London) May 3, 1846: 6:2.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, White, Harrington, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings,” “Morning Performance on Wednesday next, May the 6th” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: “The Programme will be selected and include “Lucy Neal” and “the Popular Railroad Overture.”” Other: performance time, ticket info