Event Type
Minstrel Show
Event Details
Troupe: Russell, Henry
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Venue: Theatre Royal, Sheffield
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Note:
Type: Minstrel ShowVenue Uncertain: listed as "Theatre, Sheffield"
Venue: Theatre Royal, Sheffield
Date
-
Date notes
Thursday & Friday evening
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slave Ship, The | Russell | HenryRussell | ||||
| Boatman of the Ohio (Song) | Russell | HenryRussell | Song | |||
| Going ober de Mountains | Russell | HenryRussell | Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Local Studies Library, Sheffield Central Library 1840s Playbill - April 16, 1846:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Minstrel Show
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell”
- Days & Times: “Thursday & Friday, April 16 & 17” (“Two Nights Only”)
- Venue Name: “Theatre, Sheffield”
- Program Info: “Vocal Entertainment, Interspersed aith Negro Anecdotes and Melodies”; several specific songs for Thursday performance listed and extensively described – see attached document scan
- Other: performance time, ticket info
- Sheffield Iris April 16, 1846:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell”
- Days & Times: “Thursday (This Evening) and Friday, April 16th & 17th, [sic] 1846”
- Venue Name: “Theatre, Sheffield”
- Program Info: “Two of his Vocal Entertainments”. Listed songs (ostensibly for the Thursday show) include several pieces not clearly connected to minstrelsy/race, plus “Song of the Shirt”, “The Slave Ship”, “The Boatman’s Dance” and “Anecdotes of Negro Life and Character”.
- Other: context, performance time, ticket info
- Sheffield Iris April 23, 1846: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell”
- Program Info: Concerts
- Other: audience, ticket info