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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 13 Nov. 1848 -18 Nov. 1848, Lancashire

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • Briggs
  • Juba
  • Pell
Other Venue Info Available:
  • other (venue season)
Other Event Info Available:
  • audience
  • benefit (suggested by reviewer)
  • context
  • description/review
  • performance time
  • programme (general)
  • reception
  • ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
  • troupe moniker
Available Info About Individuals:
  • Juba:
    • acts
    • description/review
    • moniker
    • performer endorsement
  • Pell:
    • moniker
    • performance history

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: Church
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Theatre Royal, Williamson Square

Date

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Date notes
<div class="noteheading">Performance Days Within Run:</div>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Monday Evening (November 13)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (November 14)
<LI>Wednesday Evening (November 15)
<LI>Thursday Evening (November 16)
<LI>Friday Evening (November 17)
<LI>Saturday Evening (November 18)
</UL>

<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run (Nov.-Dec., 1848) </strong></p>






Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long Juba Juba
Festival Dance (Original) Juba Juba Dance
Plantation Dance, (Original) Juba Juba Dance

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Albion (Liverpool) November 20, 1848: 3: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell’s matchless serenaders”
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “last week”
    Other Info in Record:
    • programme (general)
  • Liverpool Mercury November 14, 1848: 4: 3.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Pell's Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz's Juba"
    Days & Times Given:
    • "this week"
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • context:
      ("dull times")
    • description/review:
      (within programme description; ie. "exquisite singing," etc.-see below)
    • programme (general):
      ("exquisite singing, negro whimsicalities, surprising banjo playing, astonishing dances, and extraordinary efforts on the bones")
  • Liverpool Mercury November 14, 1848: 4: 2.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Pell's Negro Melodists"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • 7
    Performers Listed:
    • "Juba"
    Days & Times Given:
    • none
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • description/review
    • programme (general)
  • Era (London) November 12, 1848: 12:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “G. W. Pell and his very clever troop [sic] of darkies”
    • Performers Listed: “Juba”, “G.W. Pell”
    • Days & Times: "are now attracting excellent houses"
    • Venue Name: “Liverpool, Theatre Royal”
    • Program Info: “muscular heel, toe and joint performances”, “many new songs”
    • Other:
  • Liverpool Chronicle and General Advertiser November 11, 1848: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "G.W. Pell’s Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • “seven in number”
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz’s Juba"
    • “G.W. Pell”
    • “Mr. J.F. Briggs”
    Days & Times Given:
    • "Monday next, November 13th, and every Evening during the week” (past)
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • performance time (show as a whole, plus specific numbers/acts)
    • ticket info
  • Liverpool Chronicle and General Advertiser November 18, 1848: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Mr. G.W. Pell’s Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz’s Juba"
    • “Mr. G.W. Pell”
    Days & Times Given:
    • "This evening (Saturday) November 18th” – “Twelfth appearance”
    • "the last fortnight”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • reception
  • Liverpool Standard November 14, 1848: 5: 4.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Pell’s Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz’s Juba”
    • “Mr. Pell”
    • “Valintine”
    Days & Times Given:
    • not specified
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • description/review
    • programme (general, including some specific acts)
  • Liverpool Journal November 11, 1848: 4: 6.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Pell’s Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz’s Juba"
    • “Mr. Pell”
    • “Valentine” [sic]
    Days & Times Given:
    • "this week” (past)
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • description/review
    • programme (general)
    • reception
  • Liverpool Journal November 18, 1848: 3: 4.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • not transcribed
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • not transcribed
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • description/review
    • programme (general)
  • Liverpool Mail November 18, 1848: 2: 5.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "G.W. Pell’s Ethiopian Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • " ‘Boz’s’ Juba”
    • “Mr. Pell”
    Days & Times Given:
    • "during the week” (past)
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • description/review
    • programme (general)
  • Albion (Liverpool) November 13, 1848: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "G.W. Pell's Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given: 7
    Performers Listed:
    • "G.W. Pell" -"Boz's Juba"
    • "Mr. J.F. [sic] Briggs"
    Days & Times Given:
    • M evening "and every evening during the Week"
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
      none
    Other Info in Record:
    • performance time
    • programme (general)
    • ticket info
  • Era (London) November 19, 1848: 12:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “Pell and his Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Pell”, “Juba”
    • Venue Name: “Liverpool, Theatre Royal”
    • Other: audience, reception