Event Type
Minstrel Show
Notes
Notes
Performers Listed:
- Germon
- Harrington
- Pell
- Stanwood
- White
Other Event Info Available:
- context
- performance time
- programme (general – including several specific acts)
- ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
- troupe moniker
Other Info Available:
- other (notice of published sheet music for songs performed)
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>Tuesday Evening (Dec. 29)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (Dec. 30)
<LI>Thursday Evening (Dec. 31)
<LI>Saturday Evening (Jan. 2)
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(December, 1846 – July, 1847) </strong></p>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Tuesday Evening (Dec. 29)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (Dec. 30)
<LI>Thursday Evening (Dec. 31)
<LI>Saturday Evening (Jan. 2)
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(December, 1846 – July, 1847) </strong></p>
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color'd Fancy Ball, De | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Glee | |||
| Lucy Neal | Harrington | GeorgeHarrington | Song | |||
| Railroad Overture | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | ("as originally performed by the Ethiopian Serenaders") | Overture | ||
| My Skiff is by de Shore | Germon | FrancisGermon | Song | |||
| New Grand Medley Overture | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | ("composed expressly for these entertainments") | Overture | ||
| Old Joe | Pell | Gilbert W.Pell | Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Morning Chronicle (London) December 21, 1846: 4.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 evenings during the Christmas Holidays” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: context (“during the Christmas Holidays”) performance time (“Doors open at Eight, and the Entertainment commences at Half-past”) programme (general) (“will include a selection from their most popular pieces.”) (“ Boxes, 4s.; Pit, 2s.; Ampitheatre [sic], 2s. Private Boxes, Stalls and Places may be engaged at Mitchell’s Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; and at the Box-office.”)
- Morning Chronicle (London) December 24, 1846: 4: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: none Days & Times Given: “resumed Saturday evening next, and continued during the ensuing week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings” “Wednesday morning” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time (day performance “commencing at half-past two o’clock”)
- Morning Chronicle (London) December 25, 1846: 4.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 during the Christmas Holidays” “Grand Juvenile Performance on Wednesday Morning next” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: context (“during the Christmas Holidays”) performance time (“Doors open at Eight, and the Entertainment commences at Half-past”; Day performance: “Doors open at Two, commence at Half-past Two.”) ticket info (“ Boxes, 4s.; Pit, 2s.; Amphitheatre, 2s.”)
- Morning Chronicle (London) December 26, 1846: 4: 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 during the Christmas Holidays” “Grand Juvenile Performance on Wednesday Morning next” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: context (“during the Christmas Holidays”) performance time (“Doors open at Eight, and the Entertainment commences at Half-past”; Day performance: “Doors open at Two, commence at Half-past Two.”) ticket info (“ Boxes, 4s.; Pit, 2s.; Amphitheatre, 2s.”)
- Observer (London) December 27, 1846: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Singers” “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during the Christmas Holidays” “Grand Juvenile Performance on Wednesday Morning next, Dec. 30” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: context performance time programme (general) programme (specific acts) ticket info
- Morning Chronicle (London) January 1, 1847: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “To-morrow Evening” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: context performance time ticket info
- Morning Chronicle (London) December 28, 1846: 4.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell”, “Harrington”, “White”, “Stanwood”, “Germon” Days & Times: “Wednesday Morning, Dec 30th, commencing at half-past 2”, “repeated every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evening (during the Christmas holidays)” Venue Name: “St. James Theatre” Other: audience, context, performance time, ticket info
- Era (London) December 20, 1846: 8:2.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 during the Christmas Holidays.” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: extensive list; see attached document scan Other: other (warning that only their song books published by Mr. Mitchell’s Library are authentic)
- Observer (London) December 27, 1846: 1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Other: ticket info, other (performance context)
- Bell's Life in London December 6, 1846: 2:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: Ethiopian Serenaders Performers Listed: Pell, White, Harrington, Stanwood, and Germon Days & Times: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening, through Christmas. Venue Name: St. James’s Theatre