Event Type
Vocal Entertainment
Event Details
Troupe: Russell, Henry
Venue Type: Music Hall
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Music Hall, Sheffield
Location: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire: West Riding
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Music Hall, Sheffield
Date
-
Date notes
Monday
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Going ober de Mountains | Russell | HenryRussell | final song in Part 1 of the entertainment | Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Sheffield Iris November 28, 1844: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.Info in Record:
- Notice that Henry Russell will give vocal entertainments at the Music Hall on December 2 & 5, 1844.
- Sheffield Iris December 5, 1844:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. H. Russell”
- Days & Times: “On Monday evening” (past, December 2)
- Venue Name: “the Music Hall”
- Program Info: Several songs not clearly connected to race/minstrelsy, plus: “ the humourous Nigger melody – ‘Over the mountain’ (final song in the Part 1 of the entertainment).
- Other: audience, description/review, reception
- Sheffield & Rotherham Independent November 30, 1844: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.Info in Record:
- Advertisement for Henry Russell’s vocal entertainments at the Music Hall, Sheffield on December 2 & 5, 1844.
- Sheffield & Rotherham Independent December 7, 1844: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.Info in Record:
- Positive review of Henry Russell’s recent vocal entertainments at the Sheffield Music Hall (on December 2 & 5, 1844).