Russell, Henry, 14 Apr. 1851 -19 Apr. 1851, London

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Vocal Entertainment

Event Details

Troupe: Russell, Henry
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Olympic Theatre
Date: 14 April 1851-19 April 1851
Date notes: Monday-Thursday, Saturday

Event Program

Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Progress of the Emigrant, and Negro Life in Freedom and in Slavery Henry Russell/ Russell, Henry 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
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  • 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’”.
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