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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 18 Sep. 1848 -23 Sep. 1848, London

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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.

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 (September 18)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (September 19)
<LI>Wednesday Evening (September 20)
<LI>Thursday Evening (September 21)
<LI>Friday Evening (September 22)
</UL>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Originally advertised as the "Last Week but One"
</UL>

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





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Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long Juba Juba In Character

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Morning Chronicle (London) September 18, 1848: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • Troupe Name: “Pell’s Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Juba”
    • Days & Times: "last week but one”
    • Other Acts on Bill: “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”, “Band of 60 performers”, “Constantinople, with Fireworks by Darby”
    • Program Info: Juba will "repeat his character of MIss Lucy Long"
    • Other: performance time, ticket info
  • Examiner (London) September 23, 1848: 618.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Variety
    Troupe Name as Given:
      not listed
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • “Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “of late”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • “fireworks”
    • “music”
    • “dancing
    • “Van Amburgh”
    • “lions”
    • “horses”
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
  • Bell's Weekly Newspaper (London) September 24, 1848: 5: 6.
  • Harvard Theatre Collection, Vauxhall Microfilm v.7, Unidentified Clipping (dated 27.8.48): 132 (1st article on LS).
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Variety
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • not given
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Juba"
    • “Pell”
    Days & Times Given:
    • "last Thursday evening”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • “equestrian troupe,” including “Madlle Macarte”
    • “vocal and instrumental concert”
    • “model of Constantinople”
    • “grand pyrotechnic display”
    • “many other entertainments”
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • programme (specific act – Lucy Long)
    • reception
    • weather (mentioned, not described)
  • 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