Event Type
Vocal Entertainment
Event Details
Troupe: Smith, 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
Wednesday
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boatman of the Ohio (Song) | Smith | HenrySmith | 7th - and final - song in Part 1 | Negro Melody, American | ||
| Walk along John | Smith | HenrySmith | 4th - and final - song in Part 2 | Finale, Negro Melody, American |
Bibliographic Sources
- 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: “Wednesday, February 3rd,” “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: “Song – ‘The Boatmen of the Ohio,’ a national American or Negro melody” (7th – and final - song in Part 1), and “Finale – ‘Walk Along John,’ a national American or Negro melody” (4th – and final - song in Part 2).
- Other: performance time, ticket info