Event Type
Circus
Event Details
- Troupe: Jumbo Jum Troupe (Astley's, 47)
Venue Type: Circus
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Circus
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Circus
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre
Date
-
Date notes
Monday-Saturday
Casting
- Jumbo Jum Troupe (Astley's, 47)only those members known to be directly involved in the performance of relevant race(s) listed above.
Casting:- Jumbo Jum - Mr. G. Hodson
- Dinah Snow - Mrs. Harwood
- Jonathan Bang - Mr. Johnson
- Mortimer - Mr. Harwood
- Matilda Bang - Miss Rivers
- Mrs. A. Mortimer - Mrs. Adams
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumbo Jum, Or Ethiopian Blunders | Hodson | G.A.Hodson | including a “Negro Melody” by Mr. Hodson as Jumbo Jum
Casting: |
Play, Afterpiece |
Bibliographic Sources
- British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: March 1, 1847 (Astley's):Info in Record: Performance Type: Circus Performers Listed: “Mr. G. Hodson” (Jumbo Jum); “Mrs. Harwood” (Dinah Snow, “a Mulatto Chambermaid”); “Mr. Johnson” (Jonathan Bang); “Mr. Harwood” (Mortimer); “Miss Rivers” (Matilda Bang); “Mrs. Adams” (Mrs. A. Mortimer). Days & Times: “On Monday, March 1st, 1847, and Five following Evenings”. Venue Name: “Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road” Other Acts on Bill: A drama “entitled the Royal Fox Hunt or, Life’s Course of Man and Steed”; Several Circus acts, including “Mr. T. Lee […] as the Flying Horseman!”, “Mr. Batty” on his “Highly Trained Turkish Mare Beda” and “Clowns to the Circle…Messrs. Rochez and Twist”. Program Info: “the popular Afterpiece of Jumbo Jum, Or Ethiopian Blunders” (including a “Negro Melody” by Mr. Hodson as Jumbo Jum). Other: other (surrounding events at venue)

