Skip to main content

New Orleans Ethiopian Serenaders , 20 Sep. 1847 -23 Sep. 1847, Yorkshire: West Riding

Tag this record

Event Type

Minstrel Show

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Theatre Royal, Sheffield

Date

-
Date notes
Monday-Thursday evenings






Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 1 of 1
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type

Bibliographic Sources

View a list of abbreviations.

  • Bell’s Life in London September 19, 1847: 2:1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: The New Orleans Serenaders
    • Performers Listed: Messrs Sanford, Burke, Ole Bull, Jun, Rainer, and Swaine
    • Days & Times: “on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next”.
    • Venue Name: Theatre Royal Sheffield
    • Program Info: “INIMITABLE ENTERTAINMENT illustrative of NEGRO LIFE and CHARACTER”.
  • Sheffield Iris September 23, 1847: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: New Orleans Serenaders
    • Days & Times: September 23, 1847 (the last night)
    • Venue Name: Theatre Royal
    • Other: ticket info
  • Sheffield Iris September 23, 1847: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: New Orleans Serenaders
    • Days & Times: 3 past performances (seemingly September 20-22)
    • Venue Name: Theatre Royal
    • Other: description/review (brief)
  • Era (London) September 19, 1847: 8:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show
    • Troupe Name: “The New Orleans Serenaders”
    • Performers Listed: “Messrs. Sandford, Burke, Ole Bull, jun., Rayner, and Swaine”
    • Days & Times: “on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Evenings next”
    • Venue Name: “Theatre Royal, Sheffield”
    • Program Info: the Serenaders’ “Inimitable entertainment, illustrative of Negro Life and Character”.
    • Other: (mention of small bills advertising the event)