Life in Mobile Troupe (Southsea, 47), 29 Jul. 1847 -29 Jul. 1847, Hampshire

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Event Type

Circus

Event Details

Troupe: Life in Mobile Troupe (Southsea, 47)

Troupe: Powell, J.

Venue Type: Circus
Location: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Type: Circus
Venue: Batty's Royal Arena

Date

29 Jul. 1847 - 29 Jul. 1847

Date notes

Thursday

Casting

Life in Mobile Troupe (Southsea, 47)
Performers (casting unknown):

Mr. Brown

Mr. Thorn

Mr. Thompson

Mr. Plege

Event Program

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Title			Performed Person / Troupe	Notes	Type
Red Man of the Far West		Powell (equestrian)	JohnPowell (equestrian)		Equestrian Spectacle
Life in Mobile! Or, the Virginian	Life in Mobile Troupe (Southsea, 47)		Life in Mobile Troupe (Southsea, 47)	Performers (casting unknown): Mr. Brown Mr. Thorn Mr. Thompson Mr. Plege	Play, Farce

Bibliographic Sources

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Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (Batty's) - July 29, 1847:
Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Circus
- Performers Listed: “Mr. J. Powell”; Life in Mobile: “Messrs. Brown, Thorn, Thompson, Plege, &c.” Performing as part of “Astley’s National Establishment”
- Days & Times: “Thursday, July 29th, 1847”, “Last Night but Seven of the Season”
- Venue Name: “Batty’s Royal Arena, King Street, Southsea
- Other Acts on Bill: Extensive listing; see attached document scan
- Program Info: “Mr. J. Powell will appear as the Red Man of the Far West; or the Last of the Mohicans”, “The whole to conclude with a laughable Farce called Life in Mobile! Or, the Virginian.” Also, (other race-related): “a grand Cavalcade, entitled the Halt of the Arab Horde” and “Mr. J. Powell in a splendid Act as The Chinese Enchanter!”
- Other: audience, performance time, ticket info, imagery (though doesn’t seem to be an image of a minstrelsy-related act), other (notice of gas illumination, mention of past performances’ success, patronage info, surrounding events, venue rules, etc.)