Event Type
Exhibition
Event Details
Troupe: Two Boshiesmen Children
Troupe: Two Boshiesmen Children
Venue Type: Exhibition Hall
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Exhibition
Venue: Egyptian Hall
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Exhibition
Venue: Egyptian Hall
Date
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Date notes
dates approximate; number of performances unknown
Casting
Event Program
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Bibliographic Sources
- Guildhall Library, Prints, Maps & Drawings Misc Folder, Playbill (July 13, 1846):Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Exhibition
- Troupe Name: “Boshiesmen, Or Pigmy Race.”
- Performers Listed: “Two Boshiesmen Children from the interior of Africa” – one male, one female.
- Days & Times: implies three shows daily; “July 13, 1846” written in.
- Venue Name: “Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly”
- Program Info: “The Boshiemen Children will appear in the Dress of their Tribe. The Boshiesman will throw his Assigai (or Spear) Dance, &c.” (“At the same time will be Exhibited a fine and curious specimen of the Great Ursine Baboon, with some exceedingly rare varieties of the Monkey Tribe, from Port Natal; also, a beautiful Collection of Drawings, illustrative of the various Kafir Tribes, Hottentots, &c., &c., and curious and beautiful Specimens of Rare Birds, from the interior of Africa, and Implements of War of different Tribes.”)
- Other: description/review, performance time, ticket info