Event Type
Circus
Event Details
Venue Type: Circus
Location: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Type: Circus
Venue: Roman Amphitheatre
Location: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Type: Circus
Venue: Roman Amphitheatre
Date
-
Date notes
<li>Monday-Friday evening;
<li>Tuesday-Friday day
<li>Tuesday-Friday day
Event Program
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| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Hunter of the Prairies | Mosely | Mosely | Equestrian Spectacle |
Bibliographic Sources
- Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (Circus) - July 29-August 2, 1844:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Circus
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Mosely, the unequalled British Horseman”
- Days & Times: “Monday, the 29th of July, 1844, and Four Following Days”, “On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, a Grand Day Performance, in addition to the Evening”
- Venue Name: a “Roman Amphitheatre” erected “on a Plot of Ground Adjoining Belle-vue Terrace, Southsea Common”)
- Other Acts on Bill: Extensive listing; see attached document scan
- Program Info: Mosely to “make his Appearance as the Tiger Hunter of the Prairies. In this Act Mr. Mosely will endeavour to pourtray [sic] the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians…”
- Other: audience, description/review, performance time, ticket info