Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes), 24 Oct. 1852 -29 Oct. 1852, Lancashire

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Troupe: Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) (

Ebony Marionettes - "Messrs. Pine, Hazelton, Satinwood, Willow, and Geranium. Conductor… Mr. Lignum Varnum. Comic Song, Sig. Tulippo di Fiore” (seem to be marionette character names, but this is not certain.

Brown - manager of the Royal Marionette Theatre as a whole

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Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Theatre Royal, Williamson Square
Date: 24 October 1852-29 October 1852
Date notes: seems to be nightly, but not certain

Event Program

Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Comic Song 'Sig. Tulippo' 'di Fiore' (Marionette)/ Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) Comic Song
Shells of the Ocean Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) Overture
Happy are We Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) Chorus
Up Squash 'Willow' (Marionette)/ Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) Comic Song
Lilly Baker 'Pine' (Marionette)/ Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) Ballad
Duet - Accordion and Bones 'Pine' (Marionette)/ 'Satinwood' (Marionette)/ Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) Duet, Bones, Accordion
Oh, Gemina 'Willow' (Marionette)/ Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) Comic Parody
Railroad Overture Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes) Overture

Bibliographic Sources

  • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Theatre Royal) - October 22, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Dramatic
    • Troupe Name: “Royal Marionette Theatre, from Adelaide Street, West Strand, London” including “the Grotesque Ebony Marionettes, or, Ethiopian Melodists”
    • Performers Listed: “Mr. Albany Brown, the Manager of the Royal Marionette Theatre,” Also appears to give the ‘names’ of the ebony marionette ‘performers’: “Messrs. Pine, Hazelton, Satinwood, Willow, and Geranium. Conductor… Mr. Lignum Varnum. Comic Song, Sig. Tulippo di Fiore”
    • Days & Times: “Friday, October 22nd, 1852, and Every Evening During the Week”
    • Venue Name: “Theatre Royal, Liverpool”
    • Program Info: Several marionette acts not directly related to race/minstrelsy, plus “the Grotesque Entertainment of the Ebony Marionettes! Or Ethiopian Melodists, from America.” Also, (other-raced): “the Gorgeous and much-admired Easter Spectacle, in Two Acts, called Aladdin! Or, the Wonderful Lamp.” For full program of the Ebony Marionettes act and details of the other acts, see attached document scan.
    • Other:
      description/review,
      performance time,
      ticket info,
      other (surrounding events at venue)
    Document Image, Part 1
  • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Theatre Royal) - October 22, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Dramatic
    • Troupe Name: “Royal Marionette Theatre, from Adelaide Street, West Strand, London” including “the Grotesque Ebony Marionettes, or, Ethiopian Melodists”
    • Performers Listed: “Mr. Albany Brown, the Manager of the Royal Marionette Theatre,” Also appears to give the ‘names’ of the ebony marionette ‘performers’: “Messrs. Pine, Hazelton, Satinwood, Willow, and Geranium. Conductor… Mr. Lignum Varnum. Comic Song, Sig. Tulippo di Fiore”
    • Days & Times: “Friday, October 22nd, 1852, and Every Evening During the Week”
    • Venue Name: “Theatre Royal, Liverpool”
    • Program Info: Several marionette acts not directly related to race/minstrelsy, plus “the Grotesque Entertainment of the Ebony Marionettes! Or Ethiopian Melodists, from America.” Also, (other-raced): “the Gorgeous and much-admired Easter Spectacle, in Two Acts, called Aladdin! Or, the Wonderful Lamp.” For full program of the Ebony Marionettes act and details of the other acts, see attached document scan.
    • Other:
      description/review,
      performance time,
      ticket info,
      other (surrounding events at venue)
    Part 2
  • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Theatre Royal) - October 22, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Dramatic
    • Troupe Name: “Royal Marionette Theatre, from Adelaide Street, West Strand, London” including “the Grotesque Ebony Marionettes, or, Ethiopian Melodists”
    • Performers Listed: “Mr. Albany Brown, the Manager of the Royal Marionette Theatre,” Also appears to give the ‘names’ of the ebony marionette ‘performers’: “Messrs. Pine, Hazelton, Satinwood, Willow, and Geranium. Conductor… Mr. Lignum Varnum. Comic Song, Sig. Tulippo di Fiore”
    • Days & Times: “Friday, October 22nd, 1852, and Every Evening During the Week”
    • Venue Name: “Theatre Royal, Liverpool”
    • Program Info: Several marionette acts not directly related to race/minstrelsy, plus “the Grotesque Entertainment of the Ebony Marionettes! Or Ethiopian Melodists, from America.” Also, (other-raced): “the Gorgeous and much-admired Easter Spectacle, in Two Acts, called Aladdin! Or, the Wonderful Lamp.” For full program of the Ebony Marionettes act and details of the other acts, see attached document scan.
    • Other:
      description/review,
      performance time,
      ticket info,
      other (surrounding events at venue)
    Detail