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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 4 Sep. 1848 -9 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”
  • “Exhibitions a la Risley”
  • “rope vaulting”
Other Event Info Available:
  • audience
  • performance time
  • programme (general)
  • reception
  • ticket info
  • weather

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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 4)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (September 5)
<LI>Wednesday Evening (September 6)
<LI>Thursday Evening (September 7)
<LI>Friday Evening (September 8)
</UL>

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









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Event Program

Displaying 1 - 5 of 5
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long Juba Juba In Character
Plantation Dance, (Original) Juba Juba Dance, Original

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Observer (London) September 3, 1848: 1: 1.
    Troupe Name as Given: “Pell’s Serenaders” Troupe Size Given: not listed Performers Listed: “Juba” Days & Times Given: “For a few nights” Other Acts on Bill Listed: “Sixth appearance of 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 Info in Record: performance time: (“Doors open at half-past seven. – Fireworks at eleven”) programme (specific act) (Juba will "repeat his character of MIss Lucy Long") ticket info: (“Admission reduced to 1s.”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) September 4, 1848: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated: Variety Troupe Name as Given: “Pell’s Serenaders” Troupe Size Given: not listed Performers Listed: “Juba” Days & Times Given: “For a few nights” Other Acts on Bill Listed: “Sixth appearance of Van Amburgh, the Lion King, with his unrivalled collection of lions, tigers, leopards, &c” “French and English Equestrian Troupe” “Vocal and Instrumental Concert” “Band of 60 performers” “Constantinople, with Fireworks by Darby” Other Info in Record: performance time: (“Doors open at half-past seven. – Fireworks at eleven”) programme (specific act) (Juba will "repeat his character of MIss Lucy Long") ticket info: (“Admission reduced to 1s.”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) September 11, 1848: 1: 1.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Variety? Days & Times: "the last ten nights” Other: audience, ticket info
  • Morning Chronicle (London) September 18, 1848: 1.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Variety Days & Times: "during the last 15 nights" Other: audience, reception, ticket info
  • Globe and Traveller (London) September 8, 1848: ?.
    Performance Type Indicated: Variety Performers Listed: “Juba” Days & Times Given: “last few nights” “last night” Other Acts on Bill Listed: “the renowned Van Amburgh, the Lion Monarch” “some clever equestrian performance by the Gautier family” “the Hibernian Momus, Mr. Tom Barry” “concert” including “Miss G. Smythson and Mrs. A. Smith” and “Mr. P. Jones” “Exhibitions a la Risley” “rope vaulting” “illuminations and fireworks, exhibiting a view of the superb picture of Constantinople in a blaze of pyrotechnic splendour” Other Info in Record: audience programme (general) reception ticket info weather
  • Era (London) September 10, 1848: ?.
    Info in Record: T.B.A.
  • Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle September 3, 1848: 2: 1.
    Info in Record: TBA
  • Bell's Weekly Newspaper (London) September 10, 1848: 5: 6.
    Info in Record: TBA
  • Harvard Theatre Collection, Vauxhall Microfilm v.7, Unidentified Clipping (dated 6.9.48): 132 (3rd block on LS; "Times" written in).
    Performance Type Indicated: Variety Troupe Name as Given: not listed Troupe Size Given: not listed Performers Listed: none Days & Times Given: "nightly” (past) Other Acts on Bill Listed: “lions, tigers, lion kings, Lucy Longs, and an endless variety of horsemanship and horsewomanship” Other Info in Record: audience description/review programme (specific song – Lucy Long) weather
  • Lambeth Public Archives, Vauxhall Gardens Collection 1822-54 Book, Playbill (September 4, 1848):
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Variety Troupe Name: “Pell’s Serenaders” Performers Listed: “Juba” Days & Times: “Monday, September 4th, 1848, and Every Evening except Saturday” Venue Name: “Royal Gardens, Vauxhall” Other Acts on Bill: Complete listing, see attached document scan Program Info: “Miss Lucy Long (in character), Juba, and in his much admired Plantation Dance (original), Juba” Other: performance time, ticket info, other (venue info: description, patronage, staff, transportation, etc.)
  • Lambeth Public Archives, Vauxhall Gardens Collection 1822-54 Book, Playbill (September 11, 1848):
    Info in Record: Days & Times: “in the last Ten Nights” Venue Name: “Royal Gardens, Vauxhall” Other: audience, reception
  • 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