General Tom Thumb, 17 Feb. 1844 -17 Feb. 1844, Lancashire

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Troupe: General Tom Thumb
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Royal Liver Theatre
Date: 17 February 1844-17 February 1844
Date notes: Saturday

Event Program

Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long General Tom Thumb/ General Tom Thumb American, Song
Yankee Doodle General Tom Thumb/ General Tom Thumb American, Song
African alarmed at the Thunder, The General Tom Thumb/ General Tom Thumb

one of Thumb's "classical representations from The Ancient Statues”

Slave sharpening his knife whilst overhearing the Conspirators, The General Tom Thumb/ General Tom Thumb

one of Thumb's "classical representations from The Ancient Statues”

Bibliographic Sources

  • British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 245: February 17, 1844 (Liver)
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Dramatic
    • Performers Listed: “General Tom Thumb” (“the American Dwarf”)
    • Days & Times: “Saturday, Feb. 17, 1844”
    • Venue Name: “Theatre-Royal, Church-Street, Liverpool, (Late Royal Liver Theatre)”
    • Other Acts on Bill: “Mr. Halford…will sing ‘The Bay of Biscay’” (3rd), “the New Farce of My Wife’s Lodgings; Or, Landed from China” (doesn’t seem to be race related – other than the title, 4th), “a Melo-Drama, founded on fact, called Pitcairn Island; Or, The Mutineers of the Bounty” (6th).
    • Program Info: Tom Thumb: several acts not clearly connected to race/minstrelsy, plus: “snatches of American Songs, including Yankee Doodle, Miss Lucy Long, &c.” (2nd), “classical representations from The Ancient Statues” including “The African alarmed at the Thunder” and “The Slave sharpening his knife whilst overhearing the Conspirators” (5th). Also, (other race-related): “Sheridan’s Historical Play of Pizarro. Or, the Death of Rolla”
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      other (surrounding events at venue)