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Royal Marionette Theatre (inc. Ebony Marionettes), 31 May. 1852 -5 Jun. 1852, London

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Event Type

Marionette Entertainment

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Marionette Entertainment
Venue: Adelaide Gallery

Date

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Date notes
Monday-Saturday evening; Wednesday & Saturday matinees

Casting

  • 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

Event Program

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  • Era (London) May 9, 1852: 1:2.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Marionette Entertainment Troupe Name: “The Ebony Marionettes” Days & Times: “will shortly re-appear” Venue Name: “Royal Marionette Theatre, Adelaide-Street, West Strand” Other: (surrounding performances at venue)
  • Era (London) May 23, 1852: 1:2.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Marionette Entertainment Troupe Name: “The Ebony Marionettes” Days & Times: “will appear on Whit-Monday” (May 31) Venue Name: “Royal Marionette Theatre, Adelaide-Street, West Strand” Program Info: some New Pieces will be produced” Other: (surrounding performances at venue)
  • Era (London) May 30, 1852: 1:2.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Marionette Entertainment Troupe Name: “The Ebony Marionettes” Days & Times: “on Whit Monday, and every evening during the week”, “A Morning Performance on Wednesday, June 2d, and Saturday, June 5th”. Venue Name: “Royal Marionette Theatre, Adelaide-Street, West Strand” Other Acts on Bill: “Punch a la Romanie [sic]; or, A Classical Education” (1st on bill), an “Italian Divertissement, with Transformations, called El Nous Del Villages” (4th). Program Info: “the extraordinary performance of The Ebony Marionettes” (2nd). Also (other race-related): “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” (3rd) Other: performance time, ticket info
  • Era (London) June 6, 1852: 11:4.
    Info in Record: Performance Type: Marionette Entertainment Troupe Name: “The Ebony Marionettes” Days & Times: “during the week” (past) Venue Name: “Royal Marionette Theatre” Other Acts on Bill: “Punch a la Romaine; or, A Classical Education” (1st on bill), “an original Italian Divertissement, styled Il Nano Misterioso del Villaggio” (4th). Program Info: “The Ebony Marionettes” (2nd). Also (other race-related): “Aladdin” (3rd) Other: audience, description/review, reception