Event Type
Burlesque
Notes
Notes
J7 (1)
Event Details
- Troupe: Sable Harmonists
Venue Type: Exhibition Hall
Location: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire
Type: Burlesque
Venue: Corn Exchange, Birmingham
Location: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire
Type: Burlesque
Venue: Corn Exchange, Birmingham
Date
-
Date notes
"Three nights more..."
"Three nights more..."
Casting
- Sable Harmonists
Consisting of "seven negroes"
Director: L.C. BENSON
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Fandango | Sable Harmonists | Sable Harmonists | Dance | |||
| Lucy Bloomer Dance | Sable Harmonists | Sable Harmonists | possibly a typo for Lucy Bloomer Dance (i.e. Lucy Long)? | Dance | ||
| Double Breakdown Dance | Smith (of the Sable Harmonists) | Smith (of the Sable Harmonists) | Dance |
Bibliographic Sources
- Era (London) December 7, 1851: 12:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Venue Name: “the Corn Exchange” Program Info: “the Genuine Niggers” Other: ticket info
- Birmingham Journal December 6, 1851: 1:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “the Real Negroes, (from America)” Performers Listed: “Smith and Davis” Days & Times: “Three Nights More”; “Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday December 8, 9, 10" Venue Name: “the Corn Exchange” (Birmingham) Program Info: “entire new Negro Melodies, Burlesque Operas, Shaking Quakers, Spanish Fandango, Lucy Bloomer Dance, Double Breakdown Dance (Smith & Davis). Other: T.B.A.
- Birmingham Journal December 6, 1851: 8:4.Info in Record: Performance Type: Minstrel Show Troupe Name: “The Sable Harmonists” Days & Times: “Monday”, “Tuesday”, “Their engagement […] terminates on Wednesday” Venue Name: “the Corn Exchange” (Birmingham)