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>Tuesday Evening (March 10)
<LI>Thursday Evening (March 12)
<LI>Saturday Evening (March 14)
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(February – August, 1846) </strong></p>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Tuesday Evening (March 10)
<LI>Thursday Evening (March 12)
<LI>Saturday Evening (March 14)
</UL>
<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run <br>
(February – August, 1846) </strong></p>
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Long | ||||||
| Lucy Neal | ||||||
| Old Dan Tucker | ||||||
| Variations from 'Fra Diavolo' | ||||||
| Railroad Overture | Overture | |||||
| My Old Aunt Sally | ||||||
| Nigger's Life is Always Gay, A | ||||||
| Merrily the Banjo Sounding | ||||||
| Uncle Gabriel | ||||||
| Broadway Swell, The |
Bibliographic Sources
- Observer (London) March 1, 1846: 1: 1.Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show Troupe Name as Given: “The celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders” Performers Listed: none Days & Times Given: “will continue their admirable entertainment (…) every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, for a limited number of representations” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time programme (general) programme (specific acts) ticket info
- Morning Chronicle (London) March 2, 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: “To-morrow, March 3” “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time: (“to commence at Eight”) programme (general): (“the programme will be varied every evening, selected from their most popular pieces”) programme (specific acts): (“include – Merrily the Banjo Sounding, Lucy Neal, Lucy Long, Old Dan Tucker, and the celebrated Railroad Overture”) ticket info: (“Boxes, 4s.; Pit, 2s.”)
- 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” 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: not specified for this event Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: reception
- Morning Chronicle (London) March 10, 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: “will be repeated This Evening, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: performance time: ("Performance commences at Half-past Eight o'clock") programme (general): ("The programme is varied nightly") programme (specific acts): ("including (by desire), every evening, Lucy Neal, Old Dan Tucker, and the Railroad Overture") reception?: (implied in “the great success which has attended these performances”?) ticket info: ("Boxes and places may be obtained at the box office of the Theatre; and at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.")
- 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: “continue to repeat their performances every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” Other Acts on Bill Listed: none Other Info in Record: programme (general): ("The programme is varied nightly") programme (specific acts): ("includes ‘Lucy Neal,’ ‘Dan Tucker,’ and the ‘Railroad Overture’") ticket info: (“Boxes, stalls, and places at Mitchell’s Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office of the Theatre.”)
- Era (London) March 1, 1846: 4:2.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “Ethiopian Serenaders” Days & Times: “every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: “The Programme will be varied each evening, selected from their most Popular Pieces, including the celebrated Railroad Overture.” Other: performance time, ticket info
- Bell's Life in London March 1, 1846: 2:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “The celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders” Days & Times: “Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday” (“for a limited number of representations”). Venue Name: “St. James’s Theatre” Program Info: “The programme will be varied each evening, selected from their most popular pieces and include: - Merrily the Banjo Sounding – Dis Young Nigger of Ohio - Lucy Neal – Color’d Fancy Ball - Old Dan Tucker – Duet, Accordion and Bones – Dis Nigger’s journey to New York – and the celebrated Railroad Overture.” Other: performance time, ticket info