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Russell, Henry, 22 Feb. 1845 -22 Feb. 1845, Lancashire

Event Type

Vocal Entertainment

Event Details

Venue Type: Concert Hall
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Concert Hall

Date

-
Date notes
Saturday Evening




Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Indian Hunter, The Russell HenryRussell First song in Part 2 Song
Mississippi Song of the Negro Wood-Pilers Russell HenryRussell Finale Song, Finale
Good Old Coloured Gentleman, from Old Virginia State, The Russell HenryRussell final song in Part 1 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: “Henry Russell, from America”
    • Days & Times: “Saturday, Feb. 22” (“his Second Entertainment”)
    • Venue Name: “Nelson-street Assembly Rooms, Lord Nelson-street”
  • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - February 22, 1845:
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
    • Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell, from America”
    • Days & Times: “Saturday Evening, Feb. 22, 1845” (“his second”)
    • Venue Name: “Nelson-street Assembly Rooms”
    • Program Info: a variety of non-minstrel songs (see attached document scan), plus “The Good Old Coloured Gentleman, from Old Virginia State” (final song in Part 1), “The Indian Hunter” (First song in Part 2) and “The Mississippi Song of the Negro Wood-Pilers” (Finale)
    • Other: performance time, ticket info, other (performance context – description of the “Saturday Evening Concerts” series of which this event is a part; surrounding events at venue.)