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Ethiopian Serenaders (1850), 20 May. 1850 -25 May. 1850, London

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Event Type

Variety

Event Details

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

Date

-
Date notes
days/times within run unknown as yet
Part of a larger run (May-June, 1850)


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Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Plantation Dance, (Original) listing seems to suggest it was performed by Pell, rather than Juba - seems like a mistake Dance

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  • Era (London) May 26, 1850: 12: 3.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Variety
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell’s Company of Ethiopian Serenaders”
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • “Pell”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “Whitsuntide”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • “a new drama founded on Eugene Sue’s tale of ‘Matilda’”
    • “the ballet of The Contrabandist, supported by Mr. Flexmore and his cara sposa, Mdlle. Auriol”
    • “burlesque spectacle of The Three Princes”
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • programme (general)
    • reception
    • other (note on waning popularity of minstrelsy)