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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 11 Sep. 1848 -16 Sep. 1848, London

Event Type

Variety

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • Juba
Other Acts on Bill Listed:
  • "Van Amburgh, the Lion King, with his unrivalled collection of lions, tigers, leopards, &c”
  • “French and English Equestrian Troupe”
  • “Clown, Mr. T. Barry”
  • “Vocal and Instrumental Concert: vocalists, Misses G. Smithson, Hempel, and Mrs. A. Smith; Messrs S. Jones, E.L. Hime, and J.W. Sharpe”
  • “Band of 60 performers under the direction of Herr Redl”
  • “Constantinople, with Fireworks by Darby”
Other Event Info Available:
  • audience
  • performance time
  • ticket info

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.

Venue Type: Pleasure Gardens
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Variety
Venue: Vauxhall Gardens

Date

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Date notes

<div class="noteheading">Performance Days Within Run:</div>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Monday Evening (September 11)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (September 12)
<LI>Wednesday Evening (September 13)
<LI>Thursday Evening (September 14)
<LI>Friday Evening (September 15)
</UL>

<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run (June - October, 1848) </strong></p>









Event Program

Displaying 1 - 12 of 12
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Overture Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) instrumental? Overture
Old Jaw Bone, The Ludlow M.C.Ludlow Parody
Rosa Mae Valintine J.W.Valintine Ballad
Stop dat Knockin! Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Solo & Chorus
Plantation Dance, (Original) Juba Juba Dance, Original
Lucy Long Juba Juba In Character

Bibliographic Sources

  • Morning Chronicle (London) September 11, 1848: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show Variety
    • Troupe Name: “Pell’s Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Juba”
    • Days & Times: "To-night and during the week", “For a few nights”
    • Other Acts on Bill: “Van Amburgh, the Lion King, with his unrivalled collection of lions, tigers, leopards, &c”, “French and English Equestrian Troupe”, “Band of 60 performers”, "Vocal and Instrumental Concert", “Constantinople, with Fireworks”
    • Program Info: Juba will "repeat his character of MIss Lucy Long")
    • Other: performance time, ticket info
  • Morning Chronicle (London) September 18, 1848: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Variety
    • Days & Times: "during the last 15 nights"
    • Other: audience, reception, ticket info
  • Era (London) September 17, 1848: ?.
    Info in Record:
    • T.B.A.
  • Bell’s Life in London and Sporting Chronicle September 10, 1848: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • T.B.A.
  • Lambeth Public Archives, Vauxhall Gardens Collection 1822-54 Book, Playbill (September 11, 1848):
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Variety
    • Troupe Name: “Pell’s Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Juba,” “Ludlow,” “Valintine”
    • Days & Times: “Monday, September 11th, 1848, and Every Evening, except Saturday”
    • Venue Name: “Royal Gardens, Vauxhall”
    • Other Acts on Bill: Complete listing, see attached document scan
    • Program Info: Complete listing, see attached document scan
    • Other: performance time, ticket info, other (venue info: description, patronage, staff, transportation, etc.)
  • Era (London September 3, 1848: 15:4.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type Indicated: Variety
    • Troupe Name: “Pell’s Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: Juba
    • Days and Times: “for a few nights”
    • Venue Name: “Vauxhall”
    • Other Acts on Bill: “Van Amburgh”, “French and English Equestrian Troupe”, “Clown, Mr. Barry”, “Vocal and Instrumental concert: Vocalists, Misses G. Smithson, Hempel, and Mrs. A. Smith”, “Messrs. S. Jones, E.L. Hime and J.W. Sharpe”, “Band of sixty performers under the direction of Herr Redl”
    • Program Info: “Juba, who will repeat his character of Lucy Long”
    • Other: audience, performance time, ticket info