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Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48), 22 Jun. 1846 -27 Jun. 1846, London

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • Germon
  • Harrington
  • Pell {spelled “Peel” in some ads}
  • Stanwood
  • White
Other Event Info Available:
  • performance time
  • programme (general – including several specific acts)
  • 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 (June 23)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (June 24)
<LI>Thursday Evening (June 25)
<LI>Saturday Evening (June 27)
</UL>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Originally advertised as the “Final Representations”
</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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  • Morning Chronicle (London) June 16, 1846: 4: 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: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time (“commencing each Evening at Half-past Eight o’clock”; Day Performance “commencing at Half-Past Two o’clock”) programme (general) (“will be varied on each occasion, and selected from their most popular pieces”) ticket info (“Stalls and Private Boxes may be engaged at Mitchell’s Royal Library, and at the Box-office.”)
  • John Johnson Collection, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Playbill :
    Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “The Celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell” “White” “Harrington” “Stanwood” “Germon” Days & Times Given: not specified for this event (just notes that performances “continue") Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: none for this event
  • Era (London) June 14, 1846: 14:2.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “The Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, White, Harrington, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday,” “Day Performance, on Wednesday Morning, June 17th … and every Wednesday until further notice.” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Other: performance time, ticket info
  • Morning Chronicle (London) June 18, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Singers,” “the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Peel [sic], White, Harrington, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday”; “Day Performance on Wednesday Morning next, June 24” (“Final Representations”) Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Other: performance time, ticket info