Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 5 Feb. 1849 -10 Feb. 1849, Lancashire

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Minstrel Show

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Troupe: Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49)
Venue Type: Music Hall
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Concert Hall
Date: 5 February 1849-10 February 1849
Date notes: <div class="noteheading">Performance Days Within Run:</div> <ul class="notes"> <LI>Monday Evening (February 5) <LI>Tuesday Evening (February 6) <LI>Wednesday Evening (February 7) <LI>Thursday Morning (February 8) <LI>Friday Evening (February 9) <LI>Saturday Evening (February 10) </UL> <p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run (Feb. 1849) </strong></p>
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Performers Listed:
  • Briggs
  • Juba
  • Pell
Other Event Info Available:
  • audience
  • description/review
  • performance time
  • programme (general)
  • reception
  • ticket info
  • weather
Other Troupe Info Available:
  • troupe calendar
  • troupe endorsement
  • troupe history
Available Info About Individuals:
  • Briggs :
    • acts
    • moniker

  • Juba:
    • acts

  • Pell:
    • moniker

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 Program

Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long Juba/ Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49) In Character
Festival Dance (Original) Juba/ T.F. Briggs/ Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49)

Briggs - Banjo Accompaniment

 Dance, Banjo
Plantation Dance, (Original) Juba/ T.F. Briggs/ Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49)

Banjo Accompaniment - Briggs

 Dance, Banjo
Jenny Lind Juba/ Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49)

may or may not refer to the song "Jenny Lind"

 In Character

Bibliographic Sources

  • Albion (Liverpool) February 5, 1849: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “G.W. Pell’s Ethiopian Serenaders”
    Troupe Size Given: not listed Performers Listed:
    • “Mr. G.W. Pell”
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    • “Briggs”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “Monday Evening, February the 5th,” and every evening during the week (Thursday excepted)”
    • “a Morning Concert on Thursday, February the 8th, commencing at Two o’clock”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • performance time
    • programme (general)
    • ticket info
    Document Scan
  • Liverpool Mercury February 9, 1849: 6: 5.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell’s Serenaders”
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “Yesterday the first morning performance of this company took place”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience:

      (“the attendance was not numerous, but the reserved seats were well filled by several of the elite of the neighbourhood")
    • programme (general)

      (“Juba’s last dance”)
    • reception:

      (“testified their approbation by the warmest applause. Juba's last dance was most enthusiastically received”)
    • weather:

      (“unfavourable”)
    Document Scan
  • Liverpool Mercury February 13, 1849: 3: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell’s Serenaders”
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “last week”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience:

      ("numerous and highly delighted audiences")
    • description/review:

      ("very clever company of negro melodists", "There is a raciness, a variety, and a spiritedness in their performances which render their entertainment far superior to that of any other troupe of serenaders")
    Document Scan
  • Liverpool Mercury January 26, 1849: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “G.W. Pell’s Ethiopian Serenaders”
    Troupe Size Given: not listed Performers Listed:
    • “Mr. G.W. Pell”
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    • “Briggs”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “Monday Evening, February the 5th,” and every evening during the week (Thursday excepted)”
    • “a Morning Concert on Thursday, February the 8th, commencing at Two o’clock”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • performance time
    • programme (general)
    • ticket info
    Document Scan