Event Type
Minstrel Show
Notes
Notes
Performers Listed:
- Germon
- Harrington
- Pell
- Stanwood
- White
Other Event Info Available:
- audience
- benefit
- programme (general)
- reception
- ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
- troupe calendar
- troupe history
Available Info About Individuals:
- Germon :
- description/review
- Harrington :
- description/review
- Pell:
- description/review
- Stanwood:
- description/review
- White:
- description/review
Other Info Available:
- other (mention of imitators)
- other (description of souvenirs to be handed out, and name of their creator)
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>Tuesday Evening (May 25)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (May 26)
<LI>Thursday Evening (May 27)
<LI>Saturday Evening (May 29)
</UL>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>listings also note that the engagement will be “positively terminated at the end of the ensuing month of June,” and that the Serenaders will give a “farewell performance on Saturday Evening, July 3”
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(December, 1846 – July, 1847) </strong></p>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Tuesday Evening (May 25)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (May 26)
<LI>Thursday Evening (May 27)
<LI>Saturday Evening (May 29)
</UL>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>listings also note that the engagement will be “positively terminated at the end of the ensuing month of June,” and that the Serenaders will give a “farewell performance on Saturday Evening, July 3”
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(December, 1846 – July, 1847) </strong></p>
Casting
Event Program
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Bibliographic Sources
- Observer (London) May 16, 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: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening” “Morning Performance will take place every Wednesday” “positively terminated at the end of the ensuing month of June” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: audience programme (general) ticket info
- Bell’s Life in London May 23, 1847: 3:2.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “the real original” ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS Performers Listed: Stanwood, Germon, Pell, White, and Harrington Days & Times: “on the ensuing Thursday nights” Venue Name: St. James’s Theatre Other: benefit, other (notice that troupe is Heading to Paris in 6 weeks time.)
- Bell’s Life in London May 23, 1847: 2:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: Ethiopian Serenaders Performers Listed: Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood and Germon Days & Times: “during the few remaining weeks […] every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evening, and a Morning performance […] on Wednesday” Venue Name: St. James’s Theatre Other: benefit, description/review, performance time, ticket info
- Era (London) May 23, 1847: 8:3.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings”, “a Morning Performance will take place every Wednesday” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Other: ticket info, other (minstrelsy context, description of upcoming benefit performances, notice that the Serenaders’ engagement will be terminated at the end of June).