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 - 11 of 11
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slave Ship, The | Russell | HenryRussell | 3rd song in Part 1 | Cantata | ||
| Boatman of the Ohio (Song) | Russell | HenryRussell | 7th - and final - song in Part 1 | Song | ||
| Going ober de Mountains | Russell | HenryRussell | 5th - and final - song in Part 2 | Negro Melody | ||
| Come Alon' My Yellow Girls | Russell | HenryRussell | 4th song in Part 2 | Song | ||
| Song of the Shirt | Russell | HenryRussell | 5th song in Part 1 | Cantata |
Bibliographic Sources
- Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - June 5 & 7, 1845:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Russell, (from America)”
- Days & Times: “Saturday, June 7” 1845
- Venue Name: “Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-st.”
- Program Info: a variety of non-minstrel songs (see attached document scan), plus “Cantata – ‘The Slave Ship’” (2nd song in Part 1), “Cantata – ‘The Song of the Shirt’ (5th song in Part 1), “Song – The Boatmen of the Ohio’” (7th – and final – song in Part 1), “Song – “Come Alon’ my Yellow Girls’” (4th song in Part 2) and “Negro Melody – ‘I’m a Goin’ Ober de Mountain’” (5th – and final – song in Part 2).
- 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, description of piano to be used)