Event Type
Minstrel Show
Notes
Notes
Performers Listed:
- Germon
- Harrington
- Pell
- Stanwood
- White
Other Event Info Available:
- performance time
- programme (full)
- programme (general)
- reception
- ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
- troupe moniker
- other (troupe manager/director
Available Info About Individuals:
- Germon :
- acts
- Harrington :
- acts
- Pell:
- acts
- Stanwood:
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- White:
- acts
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 (June 30)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (July 1)
<LI>Thursday Evening (July 2)
<LI>Saturday Evening (July 4)
</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>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Tuesday Evening (June 30)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (July 1)
<LI>Thursday Evening (July 2)
<LI>Saturday Evening (July 4)
</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>
Casting
Event Program
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| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance the Boatman | Germon | FrancisGermon | Song | |||
| You'll See Them on the Ohio | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Glee | |||
| Old Dan Tucker | White | W.White | Song | |||
| Intermission | ||||||
| Variations from 'Fra Diavolo' | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Full Band, Instrumental | |||
| Life By the Galley Fire, A | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Glee | |||
| Mary Blane | Harrington | GeorgeHarrington | New Song | |||
| Sich a Getting Up Stairs | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Song | |||
| Duet - Accordion and Bones | Stanwood | MoodyStanwood | Duet, Instrumental, Accordion, Bones | |||
| Buffalo Gals | Germon | FrancisGermon | Song | |||
| Railroad Overture | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Instrumental, Full Band, Finale | |||
| Lucy Long | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Song | |||
| Quick Step | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Full Band, Instrumental | |||
| Come Darkies Sing | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Glee | |||
| Old Jaw Bone, The | Harrington | GeorgeHarrington | Song | |||
| Color'd Fancy Ball, De | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Glee | |||
| Ginger Blue | White | W.White | Solo Song | Song | ||
| Love Not | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Full Band, Slow Movement, Instrumental | |||
| Get Along Home, Yellow Gals | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Glee | |||
| Lucy Neal | Harrington | GeorgeHarrington | - "continually encored with the most enthusiastic applause" | Song | ||
| Phantom Chorus | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) | Chorus, Glee |
Bibliographic Sources
- 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: “continue their attractive Entertainment every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, (for a Limited Number of Performances") “will repeat their Day Performance, on Wednesday Morning July 1” “Final Representations” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time programme (full: seems to be for July 1 show, but not certain) reception ticket info
- Observer (London) July 1, 1846: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “Ethiopian Singers” “Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Pell, White, Harrington, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times Given: “Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time programme (specific acts) ticket info
- Bell’s Life in London June 13, 1847: 2:1.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 evening, and a morning performance every Wednesday” (till the end of June) Venue Name: St. James Theatre Other: benefit (July 1 - Pell), ticket info
- 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
- Bell's Life in London May 3, 1846: 2:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Singers” Performers Listed: “Pell, White, Harrington, Stanwood, and Germon” Days & Times: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening, Wednesday matinee (coming) Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre”