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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 14 Aug. 1848 -19 Aug. 1848, London

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Event Type

Variety

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • Juba
Other Acts on Bill Listed:
  • "great combinations of attractions"
  • “Mdlle. Macarte (…) in a classic act of equestrianism”
  • “Gauthier’s Troupe”
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.

Event Details

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 (August 14)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (August 15)
<LI>Wednesday Evening (August 16)
<LI>Thursday Evening (August 17)
<LI>Friday Evening (August 18)
</UL>

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






Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 3 of 3
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Plantation Dance, (Original) Juba Dance, Original
Marriage Festival Dance Juba Dance, Original

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Observer (London) August 6, 1848: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • context:
      "Tuesday, the 15th, the Second Grand Bal Masque of the Season",
      "Thursday, the 17th, the magnificent Scottish Fete and Grand Gala",
  • Observer (London) August 13, 1848: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Variety
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell’s Serenades (sic)”
    Troupe Size Given: not given
    Performers Listed:
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “To-morrow and during the week”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • “Mdlle. Macarte (…) in a classic act of equestrianism”
    • “Gauthier’s Troupe”
    Other Info in Record:
    • context (Aug. 17)
    • performance time
    • ticket info
  • Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle August 18, 1848: 2: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Variety
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell’s Serenades (sic)”
    Troupe Size Given: not given
    Performers Listed:
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “To-morrow and during the week”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • “Mdlle. Macarte (…) in a classic act of equestrianism”
    • “Gauthier’s Troupe”
    Other Info in Record:
    • context (Aug. 17)
    • performance time
    • ticket info
  • Observer (London) August 21, 1848: 5.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • none
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • none
    Days & Times Given:
    • “Friday night, the 18th inst.”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
  • Era (London) August 20, 1848: 11: 3.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Variety
    • Troupe Name: “Pell’s Troupe of Ethiopians”
    • Performers Listed: “Juba”
    • Days & Times: “Thursday evening” (last)
    • Other Acts on Bill: “concert”
    • “equestrian performances of Mdlles. Marie Macarte, Gaultier, and Fanny”, “Archibald Macdonald, the famed Scottish dancer”, “other entertainments”, “several eminent pipers”
    • Other: audience, context, weather
  • Lambeth Public Archives, Vauxhall Gardens Collection 1822-54 Book, Playbill (August 14, 1848):
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Variety
    • Troupe Name: “The Ethiopian Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Mr. G.W. Pell,” “Juba,”
    • Days & Times: “Monday, August 14th, 1848, and Every Evening except Saturday”
    • Venue Name: “Royal Gardens, Vauxhall”
    • Other Acts on Bill: Complete listing, see attached document scan
    • Program Info: “Grand American Olio! … Concluding with the Marriage Festival and Plantation Dances (original) Juba”
    • Other: context (August 15, 17), performance time, ticket info, other (venue info: patronage, staff, etc.)
  • Era (London) August 20, 1848: 11:3.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type Indicated: Variety
    • Troupe Name: “Pell’s troupe of Ethiopians”
    • Performers Listed: “Juba”
    • Days and Times: “Tuesday evening” (past)
    • Venue Name: “Vauxhall Gardens”