Ethiopian Serenaders (1849-50), 19 Sep. 1849 -21 Sep. 1849, Perth

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Event Details

Venue Type: Church
Location: Perth
County: Perth
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Theatre Royal, Perth
Date: 19 September 1849-21 September 1849
Date notes: run may have begun on Monday, Sept. 17 Part of a larger run (Sept., 1849) Days & Times Given: - “This evening, Wednesday, September 19; To-morrow, September 20, and Friday, September 21” - “re-engaged for another week” - “positively the Last Nights”
Notes: 
Troupe Size Given:
    3
Performers Listed:
  • “G. W. Pell”
  • “T. F. Briggs”
  • “Boz’s Juba”
Other Acts on Bill Listed:
  • September 19:
    “the Popular Comedetta of Young Widow”,
    “the very Laughable Farce of Our Marian”
  • “Some light farces and interludes. (…) ‘Swiss Cottage,’ ‘Perfection,’ ‘Imperial Guard,’ ‘Married Bachelor,’ ‘Like Master Like Man,’ ‘Two in the Morning,’ &c”
Other Info Available:
  • venue staff:
  • audience
  • programme (general)
  • programme (full: September 19 show. Note: not quite complete, but extensive nonetheless)
  • reception
  • ticket info
  • troupe calendar
  • Briggs:
    description/review
    moniker
  • Juba:
    acts,
    biography,
    description/review,
    moniker
  • Pell:
    moniker,

Event Program

Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long

Juba

Song, In Character, Original
Festival Dance (Original)

Juba

Dance
Plantation Dance, (Original)

Juba

Dance

Bibliographic Sources

  • Constitutional & Perthshire Agricultural & General Advertiser September 19, 1849: 1: 2.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Dramatic
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell, Briggs, and Juba” (not specifically named)
    Performers Listed:
    • “G. W. Pell”
    • “T. F. Briggs”
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “This evening, Wednesday, September 19; To-morrow, September 20, and Friday, September 21”
    • “positively the Last Nights”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • September 19:

      “the Popular Comedetta of Young Widow”,

      “the very Laughable Farce of Our Marian”
    Other Info in Record:
    • programme (general)
    • programme (full: September 19 show. Note: not quite complete, but extensive nonetheless)
    • ticket info
  • Era (London) September 23, 1849: 12:1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Dramatic
    • Performers Listed: “The renowned Juba, Pell, the celebrated ‘Bones,’ and Briggs, an excellent bango [sic] player”
    • Days & Times: “during the week” (past)
    • Venue Name: “Perth.-Theatre Royal”
    • Other Acts on Bill: “Some light farces and interludes”. See attached document scan for further particulars.
    • Program Info: “Juba’s dancing”, including “His ‘Plantation Dance’”.
    • Other:
      audience,
      description/review,
      reception