Event Type
Minstrel Show
Event Details
Troupe: Russell, Henry
Venue Type: Hotel
Location: Dudley
County: Staffordshire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Smith's Hotel
Location: Dudley
County: Staffordshire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Smith's Hotel
Date
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Date notes
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Gals | Russell | HenryRussell | Final (6th) song in Part 2 | Song | ||
| Slave Ship, The | Russell | HenryRussell | 3rd song in Part 1 | Song | ||
| Boatman of the Ohio (Song) | Russell | HenryRussell | Final (9th) song in Part 1 | Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Birmingham Journal and Commercial Advertiser December 16, 1848: 1:1.Performance Type Indicated:
- Minstrel Show
Troupe Name as Given:- “Mr.Henry Russell”
Performers Listed:- “Mr. Henry Russell”
Days & Times Given:- “Friday evening next, the 22nd December”
Venue Name as Listed:- “Assembly Room, Smith’s Hotel, Dudley”
Other Acts on Bill Listed:- none listed
Other Info in Record:- benefit
- performance time
- programme (full)
- ticket info
- other (notice of lyric books being sold on evening of performance)
- Wolverhampton Chronicle and General Advertiser December 20, 1848: 2:1.Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell”
- Days & Times: “Friday, 22 December”
- Venue Name: “Assembly Room, Smith’s Hotel, Dudley”
- Program Info: “a Vocal Entertainment, interspersed with his Original Anecdotes of Negro Life and Character”. Bill includes several songs not directly related to minstrelsy/race, plus “’The Slave Ship’” (3rd song in Part 1), “The Boatmen of the Ohio.’ (A soi-disant melody)” (9th & final song in Part 1), and “negro Song. – ‘Buffalo Gals, come out to Night’” (6th & final song in Part 2).
- Other: benefit, ticket info