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Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48), 2 Mar. 1846 -7 Mar. 1846, London

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • none
Other Event Info Available:
  • description/review
  • performance time
  • programme (general – including several specific songs)
  • reception
  • ticket info
Other Info Available:
  • other (reference to other writing on “Ethiopians”)

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 (March 3)
<LI>Thursday Evening (March 5)
<LI>Saturday Evening (March 7)
</UL>

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




Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 10 of 10
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Color'd Fancy Ball, De
Lucy Long
Lucy Neal
Old Dan Tucker
Duet - Accordion and Bones Duet, Accordion, Bones
Railroad Overture Overture
Nigger's Journey to New York, Dis
Young Nigger of Ohio, Dis
Merrily the Banjo Sounding

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Court Gazette and Fashionable Guide (London) March 7, 1846: ?.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Ethiopian Serenaders"
    Performers Listed:
      none
    Days & Times Given:
      none
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • description/review
    • programme (general)
    • Other (reference to other writing on "Ethiopians")
  • Observer (London) March 1, 1846: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “The celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”
    Performers Listed:
    • none
    Days & Times Given:
    • “will continue their attractive entertainment (…) every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, for a limited number of representations”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • performance time
    • programme (general)
    • programme (specific acts)
    • ticket info
  • Morning Chronicle (London) March 2, 1846: 4: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “The celebrated 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:
    • reception:
      (“having been received with greatest admiration and universal approbation”)
  • Era (London) March 1, 1846: 4:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders”
    • Days & Times: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday”
    • Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre”
    • Program Info: “The Programme will be varied each evening, selected from their most Popular Pieces, including the celebrated Railroad Overture.”
    • Other: performance time, ticket info
  • Bell's Life in London March 1, 1846: 2:1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “The celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”
    • Days & Times: “Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” (“for a limited number of representations”).
    • Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre”
    • Program Info: “The programme will be varied each evening, selected from their most popular pieces and include: - Merrily the Banjo Sounding – Dis Young Nigger of Ohio - Lucy Neal – Color’d Fancy Ball - Old Dan Tucker – Duet, Accordion and Bones – Dis Nigger’s journey to New York – and the celebrated Railroad Overture.”
    • Other: performance time, ticket info