Event Type
Minstrel Show
Notes
Notes
Performers Listed:
- Germon
- Harrington
- Pell
- Stanwood
- White
Other Event Info Available:
- benefit (March 23)
- context
- performance time
- programme (general)
- reception
- ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
- troupe calendar
- troupe moniker
Other Info Available:
- other (notice of sheet music sale)
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
- Troupe: Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48)
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: St. James 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>Monday Morning (March 22)
<LI>Thursday Evening (March 25)
<LI>Saturday Evening (March 27)
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(December, 1846 – July, 1847) </strong></p>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Monday Morning (March 22)
<LI>Thursday Evening (March 25)
<LI>Saturday Evening (March 27)
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(December, 1846 – July, 1847) </strong></p>
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Lee | White | W.White | ||||
| Who's dat knocking at de Door | Harrington | GeorgeHarrington | ||||
| Negro Fishermen | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | New Solo & Chorus |
Bibliographic Sources
- Observer (London) January 24, 1847: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “Continuing (…) on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” “Day Performance every Wednesday morning until Easter” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time (Evening performances: “Doors open at eight o’clock, commence at half-past”; Day performances: “Doors open at two o’clock, commence at half-past”) programme (general) (“the Programme will be varied on each occasion.”) ticket info (“Boxes, 4s.; Pit, 2s; Amphitheatre, 2s. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell’s Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; also at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from 11 till 5 o’clock.”)
- Observer (London) January 31, 1847: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “Continuing (…) on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” “Day Performance every Wednesday morning until Easter” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time (Evening performances: “Doors open at eight o’clock, commence at half-past”; Day performances: “Doors open at two o’clock, commence at half-past”) programme (general) (“the Programme on each occasion will be selected from their most popular pieces, including several New Songs and Melodies.”) ticket info (“Boxes, 4s.; Pit, 2s; Amphitheatre, 2s. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell’s Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; and at all libraries and musicsellers; also at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from 11 till 5 o’clock.”)
- Observer (London) February 7, 1847: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” “Day Performance every Wednesday morning until Easter” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time programme (general) ticket info
- Observer (London) February 14, 1847: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, until Easter” “the Morning Entertainment (…) will take place every Monday morning during Lent, instead of Wednesday as heretofore” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: context performance time programme (general) ticket info other (notice of sheet music sale)
- Morning Chronicle (London) February 15, 1847: 4: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “continued until Easter, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings” “the Weekly Morning Entertainment will take place every Monday during Lent, instead of Wednesday as hitherto” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: context (“during Lent”) performance time (“Doors open at Eight o’clock, the performance commencing at Half-past Eight”; Day Performance “commencing at Half-Past Two”)
- Observer (London) February 21, 1847: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, until Easter” “the Morning Entertainment (…) will take place every Monday morning during Lent, instead of Wednesday as heretofore” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: *Note: All other info as in February 14 listing in Observer (London) context performance time programme (general) ticket info other (notice of sheet music sale)
- Morning Chronicle (London) February 22, 1847: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “evening entertainment will be continued as usual, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” “continue their day representations every Monday (during Lent) instead of Wednesday, as heretofore” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: context (“during Lent”) ticket info (“Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell’s Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office.”)
- Observer (London) February 28, 1847: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, until Easter” “the Morning Entertainment (…) will take place every Monday morning during Lent, instead of Wednesday as heretofore” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: *Note: All other info as in February 14 listing in Observer (London) context performance time programme (general) ticket info other (notice of sheet music sale)
- Bell’s Life in London February 14, 1847: 2:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times: “on TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY”, “every Monday morning during Lent, instead of Wednesday” Venue Name: St. James’s Theatre Other: description/review, performance time, ticket info
- Bell’s Life in London March 21, 1847: 2:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Performers Listed: Pell, Harrington, White Stanwood and Germon Days & Times: “on Monday morning next, March 22, “ “on Tuesday evening, March 23”, “Saturday evening, March 27 (being their last performance before Easter)” Venue Name: St. James Theatre Program Info: “Who’s dat knocking at the door” (Harrington), and “Rosa Lee; or don’t be foolish, Joe” (White), New Song and Chorus, “Negro Fishermen” (Company). Other: benefit, performance time, ticket info
- Observer (London) March 21, 1847: 1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times: “To-Morrow Morning (Monday, March 22,)” “on Tuesday Evening, March 23,” “and Saturday Evening, March 27 (being their last performance before Easter)” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: “Their inimitable Entertainment” Other: benefit (March 23), context, performance time (March 22), ticket info
- Theatrical Journal (London) March 27, 1847: 97:1-98:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “The Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Mr. Pell”, “Harrington and White” Days & Times: “every night” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: “The beautiful air, ‘Lucy Neal’”, “the lively glee, ‘There’s Somebody in the House with Dinah’”, “Poor Joe and the Negro Fisherman,” “Railroad Overture.” For further particulars, see attached document scan. Other: audience, description/review (including description of instruments used, costumes, etc.), reception, other (minstrelsy context)
- Era (London) March 21, 1847: 8:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: Ethiopian Serenaders Venue Name: St. James’s Theatre

