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
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Date notes
Saturday Evening
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slave Ship, The | Russell | HenryRussell | 4th song in Part 1 | |||
| Boatman of the Ohio (Song) | Russell | HenryRussell | 7th - and final - song in Part 1 | Negro Melody | ||
| Going ober de Mountains | Russell | HenryRussell | 5th - and final - song in Part 2 | Negro Song | ||
| Song of the Shirt | Russell | HenryRussell | 5th song in Part 1 | Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - April 4, 1846:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell”
- Days & Times: “Saturday, April 4, 1846”
- Venue Name: “Concert Hall, Lord Nelson Street”
- Program Info: A “Vocal Entertainment” including a variety of non-minstrel songs (see attached document scan), plus “‘The Slave Ship’” (4th song in Part 1), “The Song of the Shirt” (5th song in Part 1), “A Negro Melody – ‘The Boatmen of the Ohio’” (7th – and final - song in Part 1), and “Negro Song – ‘I’m Goin’ Ober de Mountain’” (5th – and final – song in Part 2)
- Other: performance time, ticket info, other (venue description, description of the “Saturday Evening Concerts” series of which this event is a part)