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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 22 Jul. 1848 -22 Jul. 1848, Sussex

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Event Details

Venue Type: Music Hall
Location: Brighton
County: Sussex
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Newburgh Rooms, Cannon Place

Date

-
Date notes
Sat. evening

Casting

Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Way down South Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) New Chaunt
Spot that we were born on Valintine J.W.Valintine New Trio
Old Pedee, The Juba Juba New Refrain
Rosa Mae Valintine J.W.Valintine New Ballad
Railroad Travelling Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) New Chaunt
Hard Times Briggs T.F.Briggs New Solo, Banjo
Intermission
Marriage Festival Dance Juba Juba Banjo Accompaniment - Briggs Dance, Banjo
Plantation Dance, (Original) Briggs T.F.Briggs Banjo Accompaniment - Briggs Dance, Banjo
Old King Crow Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) New Chaunt
Slave's Lament Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Overture
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia Ludlow M.C.Ludlow New Song
I Seen Her at de Window Pell Gilbert W.Pell New Chaunt
Ladies, Wont you Marry? Valintine J.W.Valintine New Ballad
Oh, Susannah, don't you cry Briggs T.F.Briggs New Refrain
Georgiana Bell Valintine J.W.Valintine New Song
Jenny, put de Kittle on Juba Juba New Chaunt
Crown Diamonds Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) Overture
Stop dat Knockin! Valintine J.W.Valintine New Solo & Chorus

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Era (London) July 30, 1848: 11:4.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type Indicated: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “Mr. G. W. Pell’s Ethiopian Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Boz’s Juba”, “Mr. Pell”, “Mr. Valentine”, “Mr. Briggs”,
    • Days and Times: “last Saturday”
    • Venue Name: “Newburgh Rooms”
    • Program Info: “Mr. Pell’s song of ‘I seen her at the (sic) window’”, “Mr. Valentine’s ‘Rosa Mae’, “Mr. Brigg’s solo on the banjo”, “his [Briggs’] ‘Hard Times’ was honoured with an encore”, "duet between [Briggs] and 'Bones'", “Master Juba sings, plays and dances well, the tambourine being his instrument”
    • Other: audience, description/review, reception
  • Chatsworth House, Devonshire MSS 6th Duke's Chiswick Scrapbook: Ref. 14 D2.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “G.W. Pell’s Ethiopian Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Boz’s Juba”, “Ludlow”, “Pell”, “Valintine”, “Briggs”
    • Days & Times: “Saturday Evening, July 22nd, 1848”
    • Venue Name: “Newburgh Rooms, Brighton”
    • Program Info: Complete listing; see attached document scan
    • Other: description/review (brief)
  • Brighton Herald July 22, 1848: .
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “Mr. G.W. Pell […] with his Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Boz’s Juba”, “Mr. G.W. Pell”, “Mr. T.F. Briggs”
    • Days & Times: “Saturday evening”
    • Venue Name: “Newburgh Rooms, Cannon Place”
    • Program Info: “an entire New Selection of Songs, Trios, Chaunts, &c.” “Master Juba will introduce his celebrated Marriage Festival and Plantation Dances, accompanied on the Bango [sic] by Mr. T.F. Briggs”
    • Other: ticket info
  • Brighton Guardian July 26, 1848:
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “Mr. G.W. Pell […] with his party of Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Boz’s Juba”, “Mr. G.W. Pell”
    • Days & Times: “On Saturday evening” (past)
    • Venue Name: “Newburgh Rooms”
    • Program Info: “Hard Times”, by the Banjo player; “duet between [banjo] and ‘Bones’”,
    • Other: audience, description/review, reception