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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 9 Apr. 1849 -9 Apr. 1849, London

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Event Type

Dramatic

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • Juba
  • Pell
  • Emery
  • Lyon
  • Mead
  • Neville
  • Raymond
  • Stirling
  • Tellett
  • Widdicomb
  • Cormack
  • Johnstone
  • Matthews
  • Smithyes
Other Acts on Bill Listed:
  • “Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Warner”
  • “Mrs. Nisbett and Miss Jane Mordaunt, the most fascinating actresses on the British stage”
  • “the petite drama of Cousin Cherry”
Other Venue Info Available:
  • proprietor/lessee
Other Event Info Available:
  • audience
  • context
  • description/review (Alhamar the Moor)
  • programme (general)
  • reception (Alhamar the Moor, Ethiopian Serenaders, Mother Goose)
Other Troupe Info Available:
  • troupe history (Ethiopian Serenaders)
Available Info About Individuals:
  • Juba:
    • acts
    • moniker
  • Pell:
    • moniker
  • Emery:
    • acts
  • Lyon:
    • acts
  • Mead:
    • acts
  • Neville:
    • acts
  • Raymond:
    • acts
  • Stirling:
    • acts
    • description/review
    • moniker
  • Tellett:
    • acts
  • Widdicomb:
    • acts
  • Cormack:
    • acts
    • description/review
  • Johnstone:
    • acts
    • description/review
  • Matthews:
    • acts
    • description/review
    • moniker
  • Smithyes:
    • acts

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Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Royal Surrey Theatre

Date

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Date notes
<div class="noteheading">Performance Days Within Run:</div>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Monday Evening (April 9)
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<p class='noteEntry'><strong>“Easter Monday” only</strong></p>




Casting

Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long Juba Juba included in the 1st part of the Ethiopian Concert Song
Plantation Dance, (Original) Juba Juba included in the 2nd part of the Ethiopian Concert Dance
Alhamar the Moor Mead T.Mead
Casting:
  • Alhamar - Mr. T. Mead
  • Dorio - Mr. Lyon
  • Alasco - Mr. Emery
  • Garci - Mrs. C. Tellett
  • Leonora - Mrs. Stirling
  • Ferdinand - Mr. Neville
  • Cherubino - Mr. Raymond
  • Sanchiano - Mr. H. Widdicomb
    		• Play

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    • Era (London) April 8, 1849: 1: 2.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Troupe Name: “G.W. Pell and his Company of Serenaders”
      • Performers Listed: Serenaders: “G.W. Pell”, “the inimitable Juba of Boz”, Alhamar: “Alhamar the Moor, Mr. T. Mead” (for other performers, see attached document scan).
      • Days & Times: “On Easter Monday”
      • Venue Name: “Royal Surrey Theatre”
      • Other Acts on Bill: “Cousin Cherry” (3rd on bill), “to conclude with the Grimaldi Pantomime of Mother Goose” (5th).
      • Program Info: “To commence with an entirely new Historical Drama, written by E. Fitzball, Esq., entitled Alhamar the Moor”, the Serenaders in an “Ethiopian Concert, with “Boz’s Juba, as Lucy Long” (2nd), “the Second Part of the Ethiopian Concert, and Juba’s inimitable Plantation Dance.” (4th)
    • Era (London) April 15, 1849: 12: 2-3.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Troupe Name: “Pell’s Serenaders”
      • Performers Listed: “Alhamar the Moor (Mr. T. Mead)”, “the nimble Juba”
      • Days & Times: “The Easter amusements”
      • Venue Name: “Surrey”
      • Other Acts on Bill: “The petite drama of Cousin Cherry” (3rd on bill), “the famed Mother Goose Pantomime” (4th).
      • Program Info: “Fitzball’s new drama of Alhamar the Moor” (1st), performances by the Serenaders (2nd)
      • Other: audience, description/review, reception
    • Theatrical Journal (London) April 12, 1849: 115:1-2.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Performers Listed: Mr. Anderson, Mr. Mead, Mr. Hicks, Mrs. Stirling
      • Venue Name: Surrey
      • Other Acts on Bill: “Cousin Cherry”, “Mother Goose” .
      • Program Info: Mr.Shepard's Drama "Almahar the Moor".
      • Other: audience, description/review, reception
    • Era (London) April 8, 1849: 12:1.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Performers Listed: Serenaders: “the Pell and the Juba”
      • Days & Times: in the “Easter Novelties” section
      • Venue Name: “Royal Surrey Theatre”
      • Other Acts on Bill: “The petite comedy of Cousin Cherry”, “the Pantomime of Mother Goose”.
      • Program Info: Alhamar the Moor, “an Ethiopian Concert, with the Pell and the Juba”
      • Other: context, other (endorsement)