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Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48), 5 Jan. 1847 -9 Jan. 1847, London

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • Germon
  • Harrington
  • Pell
  • Stanwood
  • White
Other Event Info Available:
  • context
  • performance time
  • programme (general)
  • ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
  • troupe moniker

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

Venue Type: 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 (Jan. 5)
<LI>Wednesday Morning (Jan. 6)
<LI>Thursday Evening (Jan. 7)
<LI>Saturday Evening (Jan. 9)
</UL>

<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(December, 1846 – July, 1847) </strong></p>



Casting

Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
New Grand Medley Overture

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 4, 1847: 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”
    • “grand Juvenile Performance on Wednesday morning, January 6”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • performance time
      (Day performance: “commencing at Half-past Two”; Evening performances: “Doors open at Eight o’clock”)
    • ticket info
      (“Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell’s Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre.”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 7, 1847: 4.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Ethiopian Serenaders”
    • “Ethiopian Singers”
    Performers Listed:
    • “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “This evening, Jan. 7, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 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 o’clock”)
    • ticket info
      (“Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell’s Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; and at the Box-office.”)
  • 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:
    • “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during the Christmas Holidays”
    • “Grand Juvenile Performance on Wednesday Morning next, Jan. 6”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • context
    • performance time
    • ticket info
  • Observer (London) January 3, 1847: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Ethiopian Serenaders”
    • “Ethiopian Singers”
    Performers Listed:
    • “Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening”
    • “Grand Juvenile Performance on Wednesday Morning next, January 6”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • performance time
    • programme (general)
    • ticket info
  • Bell’s Life in London January 3, 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,” "on Wednesday morning next, Jan 6.”
    • Venue Name: St. James’s Theatre
    • Program Info: “New Grand Medley Overture (composed expressly for these entertainments) and several New Songs”
    • Other: audience description/review performance time ticket info