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Location: Various
County: Various
Type: Other-Raced Events
Date: 1 January 1849-31 December 1849
Date notes:
Notes:
Events pertaining to other non-European ethnicities that were recorded in Bell’s Life in London, The Brighton Herald, The Bristol Gazette, The Bristol Mercury, The Era, The Newcastle Chronicle, The Nottingham Mercury, The Sheffield Times and Theatrical Journalin 1849. Some references also come from documents found in the British Library, the Portsmouth Public Library and the University of Bristol Theatre Collection:
January 3-23: ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ is performed frequently at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
January 5, 8, 10: Performances of ‘Aladdin’ at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
January 8-13: Both ‘The Wars of the Jews; or The Fall of Jerusalem’ and ‘Bold Robin Hood’ (in which “the celebrated Arabs” performed) are produced at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre, London.
c. January 8-13: A burlesque called ‘The Enchanted Isle’ is on the bill at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, London.
c. January 8-27: Mahomet Ben Said appears with the Cirque National de Paris at Drury Lane, London.
January 11: Entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle include ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
January 11: ‘Sketches in India’ is performed at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
January 12: Pieces performed at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield include ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
January 18: ‘Ella Rosenberg’ is performed at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
c. January 29-February 10: “The Wondrous Arabs” perform in ‘Bold Robin Hood’ at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre, London.
February 1: ‘Guy Mannering’ is amongst the acts on the bill at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
c. February 5: Mr. Buckstone & Mrs. Fitzwilliam open an engagement in Halifax by appearing in ‘Flowers of the Forest’.
c. February 12-17: At Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre, London, attractions include “Fizbal’s new grand Mexican Spectacle”.
c. February 22: The English Opera Company performs ‘The Sultana’ at the Theatre Royal, Brighton.
April 9-21: Acts at Astley’s Amphitheatre, London include an equestrian spectacle called ‘the Amazonian Maids and their War Steeds!’
c. April 16: Performance of ‘Red Man of Glartz’ at the Victoria Theatre, London.
April 30, May 2, 5: ‘Sarah, the Jewess’ is on the bill at the Royal Standard Theatre, London.
May 9, 11: Entertainments at the City of London Theatre include ‘Pizarro’.
May 24: Mr. Anderson appears as Shylock in ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at the Royal Surrey Theatre, London.
June 15: Anderson (Wizard of the North) performs “Hindoo Feats” at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
June 18: The entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Brighton include ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
June 19: Performance of ‘Flowers of the Forest’ at the Heywood New Theatre.
June 29: ‘Scenes in India’ is amongst the acts on the bill at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
June 30: ‘A Nabob for an Hour’ is performed at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
July 2: Mme. Steinberg gives a Lecture on National & Oriental Literature at the Sheffield Music Hall.
c. July 9-September 8: Entertainments at Astley’s Amphitheatre, London frequently include ‘Mooltan and Goojerat; or, The Conquest of the Sikhs’.
July 23, 24, 30: ‘The Storming of Mooltan’ is performed at Cremorne Gardens, London.
c. July 23-28: Grattan Elliott stars in a production of ‘The Merchant of Venice’ in Belfast.
July 24: Santa Amesou and Son perform as part of a Circus at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth.
August 6-8: ‘The Storming of Mooltan’ is again performed at Cremorne Gardens, London.
August 10: Henry Nicholls’ gives Dramatic Readings from ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at the Royal Albert Rooms, Bristol.
c. August 27-September 1: The bill at Vauxhall Gardens, London includes “a Native of Agra” exhibiting “the Military Exercises of the Sikhs and other nations of India”.
September 3: Performance of ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
c. September 3-8: A vaulter named Mahommed Ben Ali Hagghe participates in the entertainments at Vauxhall Gardens, London.
c. September 10-15: A ballet called ‘The Mandarin of Canton; or, the Prince and the Barber’ is produced at Cremorne Gardens, London.
September 11: Still another performance of ‘The Storming of Mooltan’ at Cremorne Gardens, London.
c. October 1-6: The Bedouin Arabs perform at Vauxhall Gardens, London.
c. October 1-6: ‘Mooltan and Goojerat; or, The Conquest of the Sikhs’ is performed in Hull.
October 8-December 8: A Panorama of the Sikh War is exhibited at the Assembly Rooms, Bristol.
November 2: The entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham include ‘The Hunchback’.
c. November 5-10: The performances at the Bristol Circus include an act called ‘The Battle of Isly’, in which “Arabs were represented by members of the equestrian corps…”
November 5, 20: ‘Aladdin’ is performed at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham.
November 16: The pieces performed at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield include ‘Flowers of the Forest’.
c. November 19-December 8: A Panorama “of New Zealand drawings” is exhibited at the Town Hall, Brighton.
c. November 21: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is performed at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
December 3-8: An act called ‘Chinese Junk’ is included in Cooke’s Circus Royal.
c. December 6: A mixed amateur-professional company performs ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at the Theatre Royal, Brighton.
c. December 17-22: Productions of a Christmas Pantomime at the Haymarket Theatre, London. The piece is set in the Palace of the King of “the Persian Gulph [sic]”.
c. December 17-29: ‘Harlequin and the Magic Teapot; or, Chi-ki Ski-hi, King of the Golden Pagoda’ (a Christmas Pantomime set partially in China) is performed at the Standard Theatre, London.
December 24: Performance of ‘Esmeralda’ at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
Bibliographic Sources
Bell's Life in London January 7, 1849: 2:1.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for upcoming performances by the Cirque National de Paris at Drury Lane. Mahomet Ben Said is amongst the listed acts.
Bell's Life in London February 11, 1849: 2:1.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for an upcoming performance of “Fizbal’s new grand Mexican Spectacle” at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre, London.
Brighton Herald November 17, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for upcoming exhibitions (at the Town Hall) of a Panorama of New Zealand drawings “made on the spot by S.C. Brees”.
Brighton Herald December 8, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Document Note:
Description/review of a mixed amateur/professional production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame on either November 29 or December 6.
Brighton Herald February 24, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Review of the English Opera Company’s recent performances at The Theatre, which notes a production of the opera ‘The Sultana’ on the previous Thursday evening.
Bristol Gazette October 11, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street. Also notes matinee showings on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Bristol Gazette October 18, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Gazette November 15, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Gazette November 22, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Gazette November 29, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Mercury August 4, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for Henry Nicholls’ Dramatic Readings from The Merchant of Venice on August 10 at the Royal Albert Rooms
Bristol Mercury September 1, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for upcoming performances at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The list of pieces to be produced on Monday, September 3 includes Antony and Cleopatra..
Bristol Mercury October 6, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street. Also notes matinee showings on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Bristol Mercury October 13, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street. Also notes matinee showings on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Bristol Mercury October 20, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Mercury November 10, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Mercury November 10, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Description/review of an act called The Battle of Isly at the Circus during the previous week. Mentions that “the Arabs were represented by members of the equestrian corps, and of course were discomfited and routed by their more disciplined opponents.
Bristol Mercury November 17, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Mercury November 24, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Mercury December 1, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement nightly exhibitions of a Panorama of the Sikh War in India at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street.
Bristol Mercury July 28, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for Henry Nicholls’ Dramatic Readings from The Merchant of Venice on August 10 at the Royal Albert Rooms
British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: Jan. 8, 1849 (Astley's)
Info in Record:
Playbill advertising the entertainments to take place at Astley’s Amphitheatre (London) during the week of January 8th, 1849. Listed acts include an “Equestrian Spectacle […] entitled the Wars of the Jews! Or the Fall of Jerusalem: And the Doomed City”, and “The Wondrous Arabs” in a pantomime “entitled Bold Robin Hood! Or the Pretty White Horse and the Enchanted Princess of Sherwood Forest”.
British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: April 9, 1849 (Astley's)
Info in Record:
Playbill advertising the entertainments to take place at Astley’s Amphitheatre (London) during the week of April 9th, 1849. Listed acts include “a Grand Equestrian Cavalcade by 12 Ladies, entitled the Amazonian Maids and their War Steeds!”
British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: April 16, 1849 (Astley's)
Info in Record:
Playbill advertising the entertainments to take place at Astley’s Amphitheatre (London) during the week of April 16th, 1849. Listed acts include “a Grand Equestrian Cavalcade […] entitled the Amazonian Maids and their War Steeds!”
Era (London) August 26, 1849: 1:2.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for upcoming performances at Vauxhall Gardens, London. Listed acts include “a Native of Agra” who “will exhibit the Military Exercises of the Sikhs and other nations of India”.
Era (London) September 2, 1849: 1:1.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for upcoming entertainments at Vauxhall Gardens, London. Listed acts include “the celebrated Arab, Mahommed Ben Ali Hagghe, the most extraordinary Vaulter ever known”.
Era (London) September 9, 1849: 1:2.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for the first performance of “a New Chinese Ballet, entitled The Mandarin of Canton; or, The Prince and the Barber” at Cremorne Gardens the following day.
Era (London) September 9, 1849: 1:2.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for a benefit entertainment at Cremorne Gardens on September 11, 1849. Listed acts include a “New Grand Chinese Ballet” and “the Grand Military Spectacle, The Storming of Mooltan”.
Review of recent entertainments at Cremorne Gardens, including the “new ballet” called “The Mandarin of Canton; or, The Prince and the Barber”.
Era (London) September 30, 1849: 11:1.
Info in Record:
Description of upcoming entertainments at Vauxhall Gardens, London, which mentions performances by “the Bedouin Arabs”.
Era (London) January 7, 1849: 1:1.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for a burlesque called ‘The Enchanted Isle’, to be produced at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi during the following week.
Era (London) January 28, 1849: 1:1.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for upcoming entertainments at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre. Listed acts include a pantomime entitled ‘Bold Robin Hood or, The Pretty White Horse and Enchanted Princess of Sherwood Forest’, “in which the Wondrous Arabs will appear”.
Era (London) October 7, 1849: 12:1.
Info in Record:
Review of a recent performance of “Mooltan and Goojerat; or, the Conquest of the Sikhs” in Hull.
Era (London) January 7, 1849: 1:2.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for the entertainments to be held at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre on Monday, January 8, 1849. Listed acts include ‘The Wars of the Jews; or The Fall of Jerusalem’ and a pantomime entitled ‘Bold Robin Hood or, The Pretty White Horse and Enchanted Princess of Sherwood Forest’, “in which the celebrated Arabs will appear”.
Advertisement for upcoming entertainments at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre, London. Listed acts include “Mooltan and Goojerat; or, The Conquest of the Sikhs”.
Era (London) May 6, 1849: 1:2.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for performances of ‘Pizarro’ at the City of London Theatre, the following Wednesday, and Friday.
Era (London) December 23, 1849: 12:2.
Info in Record:
Description of the Christmas Pantomime at the Haymarket Theatre. This piece, which is entitled “The Ninth Statue; or the Jewels and the Gem”, is “set in the Place of Rumfogi the First […] King of the Genii and the Persian Gulph [sic].”
Era (London) April 29, 1849: 1:2.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for performances of ‘Sarah, the Jewess’ at the Royal Standard Theatre, London, the following Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Advertisement for an upcoming performance of ‘The Merchant of Venice’, featuring “Mr. Anderson” as Shylock (to take place at the Royal Surrey Theatre, London the following Thursday).
Era (London) December 23, 1849: 13:1.
Info in Record:
Description of the Christmas Pantomime at the Standard Theatre. This piece, which is entitled “Harlequin and the Magic Teapot; or, Chi-ki Ski-hi, King of the Golden Pagoda” features scenes in China and characters named “Prince Yellow Ochre” and “Mother Queen Foofoofoozlefat”
Advertisement for further upcoming performances of ‘Mooltan and Goojerat; or, The Conquest of the Sikhs” at Astley’s Amphitheatre, London.
Era (London) June 17, 1849: 12:2.
Info in Record:
Mention of a performance of ‘The Flowers of the Forest’ at the Heywood New Theatre the previous Tuesday.
Era (London) December 30, 1849: 13:1.
Info in Record:
Review of a recent performance of “Harlequin and the Magic Teapot; or, Chi-ki Ski-hi, King of the Golden Pagoda” (a Christmas Pantomime) at the Standard Theatre, London.
Era (London) July 22, 1849: 1:4.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for entertainments to be held by the Licensed Victuallers’ School at Cremorne Gardens on July 23rd and 24th, 1849. Listed acts include “the Grand Military Spectacle, The Storming of Mooltan”.
Mention of a recent performance of ‘The Merchant of Venice’, starring Grattan Elliott, in Belfast.
Era (London) August 5, 1849: 1:3.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for an entertainment at Cremorne Gardens on August 6-8, 1849. Listed acts include a “Military Spectacle” entitled “The Storming of Mooltan”.
An article detailing W. West’s upcoming benefit at Astley’s Amphitheatre. Billed acts include “Mooltan and Goojerat; or, the Conquest of the Sikhs”.
Newcastle Chronicle June 15, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for a benefit performance by Professor Anderson (Wizard of the North) at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on June 15. Notes that Anderson will perform “Hindoo Feats”.
Newcastle Chronicle June 29, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Listing of the entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on June 29, 1849. Includes Scenes in India.
Newcastle Chronicle December 21, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Discussion of the entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on June 29, 1849, which included Scenes in India.
Nottingham Mercury November 2, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Listing of the entertainments on offer at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on November 2 & 5, 1849. On the 2nd, the bill includes The Hunchback; on the 5th, Aladdin is to be performed.
Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (TR Portsmouth) - July 24, 1949
Info in Record:
Playbill listing a Circus performance at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, on July 24, 1849. One of the listed acts is “Santa Amesou and Son, in their Drawing Room Entertainment”.
Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (TR Portsmouth) - July 24, 1949
Info in Record:
Playbill listing a Circus performance at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, on July 24, 1849. One of the listed acts is “Santa Amesou and Son, in their Drawing Room Entertainment”.
Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (TR Portsmouth) - July 24, 1949
Info in Record:
Playbill listing a Circus performance at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, on July 24, 1849. One of the listed acts is “Santa Amesou and Son, in their Drawing Room Entertainment”.
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