Morley (1846), 19 Oct. 1846 -19 Oct. 1846, London

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Vocal Entertainment

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Troupe: Morley (1846) (

- "formerly a bass singer at Covent Garden"
- "produced a vocal entertainment called 'Crossing the Atlantic, and Traits and Travels in America" (John Bull, Oct. 24, 1846)

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Venue Type: Church
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Strand Theatre
Date: 19 October 1846-19 October 1846
Date notes:
Notes: 
  • Entertainment entitled "Crossing the Atlantic, and Traits and Travels in America"
  • compared to the work of "Henry Russell, the Hutchinson Family, the Ethiopian Serenaders, and we do not know how many others" (John Bull, Oct. 24, 1846)

    • Event Program

    Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
    Crossing the Atlantic Morley/ Morley (1846) Vocal Entertainment

    Bibliographic Sources

    • Examiner (London) October 17, 1846: 669.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type:
        Vocal Entertainment
      • Troupe Name: “Mr. Morley, late of the theatre Royal Covent Garden”
      • Performers Listed: “Morley”, “Pianoforte, Mr. Louis Eman- [cut off]”
      • Days & Times: “Monday, October 19, 1846”
      • Venue Name: “New Strand Theatre”
      • Program Info: “a New Entertainment - Crossing the Atlantic Straits and Travels in America”, “a variety of New Songs”
      • Other:
        performance time,
        ticket info
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    • John Bull (London) October 24, 1846: ?.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type:
        Vocal Entertainment
      • Troupe Name: “Mr. Morley”
      • Performers Listed: “Morley”
      • Days & Times: “Monday evening” (past)
      • Program Info: “most of the songs are original compositions, by E. Loder, J.L. Hatton, Blewitt, Russel, and others,” “one fine mad-song, a la Purcell, by Hatton”, "anecdotes, and jokes about Yankees and negroes”
      • Other:
        audience,
        description/review,
        program (general)
        reception,
        other (minstrelsy context - note that such entertainments “are getting quite stale”)
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