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
-
Date notes
Monday
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Gals | Russell | HenryRussell | 5th - and final - song in Part 2 | Negro Song | ||
| Boatman of the Ohio (Song) | Russell | HenryRussell | 6th - and final - song in Part 1 | Negro Melody | ||
| Song of the Shirt | Russell | HenryRussell | 4th song in Part 1 | Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - December 20, 1847:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell”
- Days & Times: “Monday, December 20, 1847,”
- Venue Name: “Concert Hall, Lord Nelson Street”
- Program Info: A “Vocal Entertainment,” which includes several songs not clearly connected to race (see attached document scan), plus: “The Song of the Shirt” (4th song in Part 1), “The Boatmen of the Ohio. (A Soi-Disant Negro Melody)” (6th – and final - song in Part 1), and “Negro Song – Buffalo Girls Come Out To Night” (5th – and final – song in Part 2)
- Other: performance time, ticket info, other (mention of piano to be used by Russell)