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Green Bushes Troupe (Liverpool, 1846), 9 May. 1846 -9 May. 1846, Lancashire

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Event Type

Dramatic

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Theatre Royal, Williamson Square

Date

-
Date notes
Saturday Evening



Casting

Green Bushes Troupe (Liverpool, 1846)only those directly involved in the performance of race listed
Fitzwilliam, Mrs.

Event Program

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Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Ole Rosin de Beau Fitzwilliam Mrs.Fitzwilliam Tippecanoe Air
Green Bushes; Or, A Hundred Years Ago Vincent Vincent
Casting:
  • Connor – Loraine
  • George – Reeves
  • Murtogh - Johnstone
  • Paddy – Benwell
  • Irish Boys – Poynter & Hicks
  • Geraldine – Mrs. Vincent
  • Nelly – Fitzwilliam
  • Dartois – Lunt
  • Grinnidge – Buckstone
  • Jack Gong – Vincent
  • Little Bear & Rattlesnake – Ridgway & Nye
  • Miami/St. Aubert – Coleman Pope
  • Tigertail – Caswell
  • Dennis – Andrews
  • Tom Williams – Mason
  • Larry – Poynter
  • Meg – Mrs. Loraine
  • Louise – Kent
  • Evelleen – Lemmon
    		• Play, Drama
    Belle of the Hotel; or American Sketches, The Fitzwilliam Mrs.Fitzwilliam
    Casting:
  • All characters by Fitzwilliam, including the Yankee fireman who sings a version of 'Old Rosin the Beau'
    		• Sketch, Monopolylogue

    Bibliographic Sources

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    • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Theatre Royal) - May 9, 1846:
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Performers Listed: Green Bushes: “Jack Gong…(his [Grinnidge’s] Man)…Mr Vincent,” “Little Bear and Rattlesnake…(Indians)…Mr. T. Ridgway and Mr. [obscured] Nye,” “Miami…(the huntress of the Mississippi)…Mrs. Coleman Pope,” “Tigertail…(a Squaw)…Miss Caswell.” For remainder of cast, see attached document scan. American Sketches: All characters by “Mrs. Fitzwilliam”
      • Days & Times: “This Evening, Saturday, May 9, 1846”
      • Venue Name: “Theatre-Royal, Williamson Square”
      • Program Info: “Mr. Buckstone’s highly-popular and original Drama, in three acts called the Green Bushes; or, A Hundred Years Ago,” “To conclude with the popular Monopolylogue … called the Belle of the Hotel; or, American Sketches” (the latter includes a sketch featuring “a Yankee Fireman, in love with the Belle of the Hotel, with a new version of the Tippecanoe Air of ‘Old Rosin the Beau’!”
      • Other: audience, benefit (Buckstone & Fitzwilliam), performance time, ticket info, other (surrounding events at venue, venue policies – e.g. “No Bonnets allowed in the Dress Circle,” etc.)