Event Type
Vocal Entertainment
Event Details
Troupe: Russell, Henry
Venue Type: Concert Hall
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Concert Hall
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Concert Hall
Date
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Date notes
Saturday Evening
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boatman of the Ohio (Song) | Russell | HenryRussell | Negro Melody | |||
| Come Along My Darling | Russell | HenryRussell | Called a "South Carolina Negro Song" | Negro Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - February 15, 1845:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell, from America”
- Days & Times: “Saturday Evening, Feb. 15, 1845” (“his first”)
- Venue Name: “Nelson-street Assembly Rooms, Lord Nelson-street”
- Program Info: a variety of non-minstrel songs (see attached document scan), plus “The Boatman of the Ohio, (A Negro Melody)” and “Come Along My Darling. (South Carolina Negro Song.)”
- Other: performance time, ticket info, other (performance context – description of the “Saturday Evening Concerts” series of which this event is a part; notice of lyric books for sale)