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Smith, Henry, 1 Feb. 1847 -1 Feb. 1847, Lancashire

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Event Type

Vocal Entertainment

Event Details

Troupe: Smith, Henry
Venue Type: Concert Hall
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Vocal Entertainment
Venue: Concert Hall

Date

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Date notes
Monday




Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 6 of 6
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Boatman of the Ohio (Song) Smith HenrySmith 7th - and final - song in Part 1 Song, American, Negro Melody
Come Along My Darling Smith HenrySmith 4th - and final - song in Part 2 Finale, American, Negro Melody
Adeline Smith HenrySmith
  • "to the air of Lucy Neal";
  • 5th song in Part 1
    		• Ballad

    Bibliographic Sources

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    • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - February 1-5, 1847:
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Vocal Entertainment
      • Performers Listed: “Mr. Henry Smith, (from America)”
      • Days & Times: “Monday, February 1st,” “1847”
      • Venue Name: “Concert Hall, Lord Nelson Street”
      • Program Info: A “Vocal Entertainment, interspersed with Characteristic Anecdotes, Negro Melodies, & Buffo Songs,” etc. Includes several songs not clearly connected to race (see attached document scan), plus: “Ballad – ‘Adeline’ … to the air of Lucy Neal” (5th song in Part 1), “Song – ‘The Boatmen of the Ohio,’ a national American or Negro melody” (7th – and final - song in Part 1), and “Finale – ‘Come Along my Darling,’ a national American or Negro melody” (4th – and final - song in Part 2).
      • Other: performance time, ticket info