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
Thursday, Saturday; year likely, but not certain
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Old Coloured Gemman, De | Russell | HenryRussell | 6th - and final - song in Part 1 | Negro Melody | ||
| Get Out of the Way, Old Dan Tucker | Russell | HenryRussell | 4th - and final - song in Part 2 | Negro Melody | ||
| Song of the Shirt | Russell | HenryRussell | 3rd song in Part 2 | Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - October 23 & 25, n.d.:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell, From America”
- Days & Times: “Thursday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 25” (listed as the “re-engagement” of Russell)
- Venue Name: “Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-Street”
- Other Acts on Bill: “Mr. Cohan, the celebrated Pianist” who “will play Two Fantasias on the Piano-forte during the evening”
- Program Info: “Vocal Entertainment,” which – on Thursday - includes several songs not clearly connected to race (see attached document scan), plus: “ Negro Melody – ‘The Fine Old Coloured Gentleman.’” (6th – and final - song in Part 1), “Song – ‘The Song of the Shirt’” (3rd song in Part 2), and “Negro Melody – ‘Get Out of the Way, Old Dan Tucker.’” (4th – and final – song in Part 2)
- Other: performance time, ticket info, other (description of the “Saturday Evening Concerts” series of which this event is a part)