Event Type
Vocal Entertainment
Event Details
Troupe: Russell, Henry
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Olympic Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Olympic Theatre
Date
-
Date notes
Monday-Thursday, Saturday
Casting
Event Program
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| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress of the Emigrant, and Negro Life in Freedom and in Slavery | Russell | HenryRussell | Vocal Entertainment |
Bibliographic Sources
- Era (London) April 20, 1851: 11:1.Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell, the popular musical lecturer”
- Days & Times: “On Monday evening” (past)
- Venue Name: “Olympic”
- Program Info: “a new entertainment” entitled ‘The Emigrant’s Journey from the Old World to the New”. Includes “songs […] illustrative of negro life and character, set to Ethiopian melodies, interspersed with whimsical anecdotes and droll imitations”. See attached document scan for further particulars.
- Other: audience, description/review
- Era (London) April 13, 1851: 1:1.Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Henry Russell”
- Days & Times: “Monday, April, 14, and during the week (Friday excepted)”
- Venue Name: “Olympic Theatre”
- Program Info: “his Vocal and Pictorial Entertainment […] entitled ‘The Far West or the Emigrant’s Progress;’ likewise, ‘Negro Life, in Freedom and in Slavery’”.