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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 20 Nov. 1848 -25 Nov. 1848, Lancashire

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • Juba
  • Pell
Other Venue Info Available:
  • surrounding performances at venue
Other Event Info Available:
  • audience
  • context
  • description/review
  • performance time
  • programme (general)
  • reception
  • ticket info
Other Troupe Info Available:
  • troupe endorsement
  • troupe moniker
Available Info About Individuals:
  • Juba:
    • description/review
    • moniker
    • performer endorsement
    • slogan
Other Info Available:
  • Other (comparison to Falstaff)

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 20)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (November 21)
<LI>Wednesday Evening (November 22)
<LI>Thursday Evening (November 23)
<LI>Friday Evening (November 24)
<LI>Saturday Evening (November 25)
</UL>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Advertised as the “third week” of the run

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


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  • Albion (Liverpool) November 20, 1848: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: "G.W. Pell's Serenaders"
    • Performers Listed: “G.W. Pell”, “Boz’s Juba”
    • Days & Times: "Monday evening," (...) "and every evening during the week", third week"
    • Other: audience, performance time, ticket info
  • Albion (Liverpool) November 20, 1848: 3: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell’s matchless serenaders”
    Performers Listed:
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • reviewer “cordially recommends a visit,” so it seems that performances are ongoing
  • Albion (Liverpool) November 27, 1848: 2: 6.
    Info in Record:
    • reception
  • 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:
    • "Monday next, November 20th, and every Evening during the week”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • none
  • Liverpool Standard November 21, 1848: 6: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Pell’s Ethiopian Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz’s Juba"
    • “Pell”
    Days & Times Given:
    • performances "continue"
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • description/review
    • programme (general)
  • Liverpool Journal November 4, 1848: 5: 2.
    Info in Record:
    • T.B.A.
  • Era (London) November 26, 1848: 12:4.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “G.W. Pell and his Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “G.W. Pell”, “Juba”
    • Days & Times: “still giving their entertainments”
    • Venue Name: “Liverpool, Theatre Royal”
    • Program Info: “entertainments”
    • Other: audience, reception (“The success they have attained during their visit here is unparalleled in the “Nigger” annals of a provincial town”)