Event Type
Minstrel Show
Event Details
Troupe: Female American Serenaders
Troupe: Female American Serenaders
Troupe: Female American Serenaders
Troupe: Female American Serenaders
Troupe: Female American Serenaders
Troupe: Female American Serenaders
Troupe: Female American Serenaders
Troupe: Female American Serenaders
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Manchester
County: Lancashire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Queen's Theatre
Location: Manchester
County: Lancashire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Queen's Theatre
Date
-
Date notes
Monday-Tuesday; Part of a longer run
Casting
Female American SerenadersMiami not always listed (e.g. Bristol, 1848);
Hodson - "conductor" (at least in Sheffield, 1847)
Event Program
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| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Grand Medley Overture | Female American Serenaders | Female American Serenaders | "in which is introduced several National Melodies" | Song, Overture | ||
| Raccoon Hunters, The | Female American Serenaders | Female American Serenaders | Song, Solo & Chorus | |||
| Flora May | Cora | Cora | Song, New Ballad | |||
| Going ober de Mountains | Jumba | Jumba | Song | |||
| Intermission | ||||||
| Overture, consisting of Selections of Airs from 'Masaniello' | Female American Serenaders | Female American Serenaders | Song, Overture | |||
| Lucy Long | Woski | Woski | Song & Chorus | |||
| Who's dat knocking at de Door | Jumba | Jumba | Song | |||
| Buffalo Gals | Female American Serenaders | Female American Serenaders | Song, Chorus | |||
| Railroad Overture | Female American Serenaders | Female American Serenaders | Song, Finale |
Bibliographic Sources
- British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 251: April 12, 1847 (Queen's):Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Dramatic
- Troupe Name: “The Female American Serenaders”
- Performers Listed: “Mesdames Cora, Womba, Yarico, Woski, Jumba, Miami, & Rosa”
- Days & Times: “On Monday and Tuesday, April 12 & 13” (1847)
- Venue Name: “Queen’s Theatre”
- Other Acts on Bill: “the Historical Play in Three Acts, entitled The Royal Oak, Or The Perils of King Charles the Second” (1st on Bill), “the laughable Piece entitled The 100 Pound Note” (3rd).
- Program Info: “a Grand American Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music, including the principal Songs and Airs with which the public have been familiarized by the Ethiopian Serenaders; and also several Native Melodies quite new to European Associations.” (2nd) Complete program provided (and transcribed in the relevant event record in this database).
- Other: performance time, ticket info, other (mention of Serenaders’ recent success at the Theatre, other surrounding events at venue, venue regulations)