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Phillips, Henry, 2 May. 1846 -2 May. 1846, Lancashire

Event Type

Vocal Entertainment

Event Details

Venue Type: Concert Hall
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Concert Hall

Date

-
Date notes
Saturday Evening


Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 5 of 5
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Pleasant Ohio, The Phillips HenryPhillips 4th - and final - song in Part 1 Song
Celebrated Nigger Melody Phillips HenryPhillips 2nd song in Part 2 Air

Bibliographic Sources

  • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - May 2, 1846:
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
    • Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Phillips”
    • Days & Times: “Saturday, May 2, 1846”
    • Venue Name: “Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-Street”
    • Program Info: “Adventures in America, Illustrated by Original Songs and Scenas Descriptive of the Wild Sports of the West.” Includes several songs not clearly connected to race (see attached document scan), plus: “Song – ‘The Pleasant Ohio’” (listed as a “Description of the Mississippi,” 4th – and final – song in Part 1) and “Air – ‘Celebrated Nigger Melody’” (2nd song in Part 2)
    • Other: performance time, ticket info, other (description of the “Saturday Evening Concerts” series of which this event is a part, info about the sale of lyric books, venue description)