Event Type
Minstrel Show
Notes
Notes
Performers Listed:
- none
Other Event Info Available:
- audience
- performance time
- programme (general – including several specific songs)
- reception
- ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
- other (troupe manager/director)
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
-
Date notes
<div class="noteheading">Performance Days Within Run:</div>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Monday Morning (March 23)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (March 24)
<LI>Thursday Evening (March 26)
<LI>Saturday Evening (March 28)
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(February – August, 1846) </strong></p>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Monday Morning (March 23)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (March 24)
<LI>Thursday Evening (March 26)
<LI>Saturday Evening (March 28)
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(February – August, 1846) </strong></p>
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Neal | ||||||
| Old Dan Tucker | ||||||
| Railroad Overture | Overture |
Bibliographic Sources
- Observer (London) March 8, 1846: 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” “(by desire), they will give a Morning Performance on Monday, March 23” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time programme (general) programme (specific acts) ticket info
- Morning Chronicle (London) March 13, 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: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” “(by desire) give a Morning Entertainment on Monday, March 23” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time programme (general) ticket info
- Morning Chronicle (London) March 13, 1846: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” “Ethiopian Singers” Troupe Size Given: not listed Performers Listed: none Days & Times Given: “will give a Morning Entertainment on Monday, March 23” “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: audience: ("at the request of numerous juvenile parties, the Ethiopian Singers will give a Morning Entertainment") programme (general): ("The programme is varied nightly") ticket info: (“Boxes, stalls, and places at Mitchell’s Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office of the Theatre.”)
- Observer (London) March 22, 1846: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” “Ethiopian Singers”
- Morning Chronicle (London) March 28, 1846: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Singers” Troupe Size Given: not listed Performers Listed: none Days & Times Given: “continue to repeat their attractive entertainment This Evening, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time programme (general) programme (specific acts) reception ticket info
- Morning Chronicle (London) March 31, 1846: 5: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “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
- Era (London) March 15, 1846: 4:2.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Days & Times: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday”; “a Morning Performance on Monday, March 23” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: “The Programme will be selected from their most Popular Pieces, including the celebrated Railroad Overture.” Other: performance time, ticket info
- Observer (London) March 22, 1846: 1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders,” “Ethiopian Singers” Days & Times: “Juvenile Entertainment To-Morrow Morning, March 23,” “continue to repeat their Evening Performances every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: “The Programme is varied nightly, and includes ‘Lucy Neal,’ ‘Dan Tucker,’ and the ‘Railroad Overture’.” Other: audience (March 23), performance time (March 23), ticket info
- Bell's Life in London March 15, 1846: 2:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “The celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “under the direction of Mr. James Dumbolton”. Days & Times: “Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; and (by desire) they will give a Morning Performance on Monday, March 23” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: “The programme will be selected from their most popular pieces and include: - Merrily the Banjo Sounding – Dis Young Nigger of Ohio - Lucy Neal – A Nigger’s Life is always Gay – My Aunt Sally – Variations from Fra Diavolo – Lucy Neal - Old Dan Tucker – The Broadway Swell – Uncle Gabriel - and the celebrated Railroad Overture.” Other: performance time, ticket info