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Location: Various
County: Various
Type: Other Performances by Americans
Date: 1 January 1845-31 December 1845
Date notes:
Notes:
Events featuring American performers that were recorded in The Brighton Herald, The Bristol Gazette, The Bristol Journal, The Bristol Mercury, The Bristol Mirror, The Bristol Times, The Era, The Newcastle Advertiser, The Newcastle Chronicle, The Sheffield Iris and Theatrical Journal in 1845. Some references also come from documents found in the Lambeth Public Archives, the Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, and the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.:
January 8-10: Tom Thumb gives “Levees” three times daily at the Town Hall, Brighton.
February 6-8: Tom Thumb performs at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street, Bristol.
February 8: Tom Thumb also appears on the variety bill at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
February 25: Henry Russell gives a concert at the Music Hall, Newcastle.
c. March 24-29: The “American actor”, Mr. Marble, appears in ‘The Game Cock of the Wilderness’ at the Olympic Theatre, London.
April 8-9:Vocal Entertainments by Henry Russell at the Town Hall, Brighton
April 14, 15, 18:Edwin Forest, “the celebrated American tragedian” performs (in ‘King Lear’ and ‘The Gladiator’, amongst other pieces) at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
April 19:Edwin Forest appears in Bath
May 12 & 14:Vocal Entertainments by Henry Russell at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
Summer: Canfield, “The American Samson” participates in a Persian ballet at Vauxhall Gardens, London.
September 10: Vocal Entertainment by the Hutchinson Family at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool.
c. October 6-11: Performances by “The American Sampson” at the Royal Pavilion Theatre, London.
October 28: Henry Russell gives a concert at the Music Hall, Newcastle.
c. November 3-15: W.O. Dale (an American equestrian) participates in Cooke’s Circus Royal (at the Amphitheatre, Bristol)
December 1 & 2: Vocal entertainments by Henry Russell at the Music Hall, Newcastle.
c. December 3-18: “The Wonderful American Family” performs “Olympic gambols” between the parts of M. Phillippe’s magic act at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
December 29-30: Tom Thumb holds 3 “farewell levees” daily at the Music Hall, Newcastle.
December 30: Tom Thumb is amongst the acts on the bill at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
Note: Events listed here are those in which American performers DID NOT perform acts relevant to the representation of African/African Diasporic identity or American Slave Culture. Several other performances by Americans (in which the individuals did participate in race-related acts can be found throughout the Events section of this database.
Bibliographic Sources
Brighton Herald January 4, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for Tom Thumb’s “Levees”, to be given 3 times daily on January 8-10, 1845 at the Town Hall, Brighton.
Brighton Herald January 11, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Write up of Tom Thumb’s recent performances at the Town Hall, Brighton.
Brighton Herald April 5, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for vocal entertainments by Henry Russell, to be held at the Town Hall, Brighton on April 8 (evening) and 9 (matinee).
Bristol Gazette December 11, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Another description/review of Mons. Phillippe’s performances – which included the American Olympic Family - at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
Bristol Gazette April 17, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Review of performances by Edwin Forrest, “the celebrated American tragedian” at the Theatre Royal, Bristol on April 14 (when he played King Lear) and April 15 (when he played title character in The Gladiator). Mentions a further performance at the Theatre Royal on April 18, as well as an appearance in Bath on April 19.
Bristol Gazette December 4, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for the December 4 entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. “The Wonderful American Family” (in their “Olympic Gambols”) will appear between the separate parts of Mons. Phillippe’s act.
Bristol Journal December 13, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Brief description/review of Phillippe’s entertainments during the previous week. Other articles note that the American family performed at this event, though they aren’t specifically mentioned here.
Bristol Mercury December 13, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Description/review of Phillippe’s entertainments during the previous week that mentions The American Family’s “the astonishing feats of strength and agility.”
Bristol Mercury February 1, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for performances by Tom Thumb at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street on the 6, 7, and 8 of February.
Bristol Mercury November 8, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Review of performances by Cooke’s Circus Royal, at the Amphitheatre, North Street, during the week of November 3. Praises the “riding of the American artiste Mr. W.O. Dale.”
Bristol Mercury November 15, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Another mention of Mr. W.O. Dale’s performance with Cooke’s Circus Royal, this time during the week of November 10.
Bristol Mercury April 19, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
OTHER US:
Info in Record:
Brief mention of Forrest’s engagement at the Theatre Royal, Bristol during the previous week.
Bristol Mercury December 6, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Description/review of Mons. Phillippe’s performances – which included the American Family - at the Theatre Royal, Bristol (seemingly refers to the December 3 show, specifically)
Bristol Mirror February 8, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Notice of the February 8 performances at the Theatre Royal. Tom Thumb is amongst the acts on the bill.
Bristol Mirror February 8, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for Tom Thumb’s final performance at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street on February 8.
Bristol Mirror April 19, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Review of performances by Edwin Forrest at the Theatre Royal, Bristol during the previous week. Also mentions a further performance by Forrest (that evening) at the Bath Theatre.
Bristol Times December 6, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Notice that Mons. Phillippe’s performances – including the feats of the American Family – will be repeated at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
Bristol Times December 13, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for two more performances by Phillippe’s (along with The American Family) at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
Era (London) October 5, 1845: 4:1.
Info in Record:
Performance Type:
Minstrel Show?
Performers Listed: “Mr. Pelham, the far-famed Nigger Singer,” Also (other American): “The American Sampson”
Days & Times: is appearing
Venue Name: “Royal Pavilion Theatre”
Lambeth Public Archives, Clippings Albums Unidentified Clipping (1845)
Info in Record:
Performance Type:
Variety
Troupe Name: a ballet troupe
Performers Listed: “Mr. Canfield, the American Samson” (within ballet troupe)
Venue Name: “Vauxhall Gardens”
Other Acts on Bill: Vocal Concert, “an attempt to realize Vesuvius”; “The well-known Hermit"
Program Info: Ballet Troupe: a ballet which takes place in “a vast African Desert” and features “a young Emir or Pacha … in a Persian turban” (also a Comic Singer potentially singing Minstrel Songs)
Other:
description/review
Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - September 10, 1845
Info in Record:
Playbill for a Vocal Entertainment by “The Hutchinson Family, from the United States of America,” at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson Street on “Wednesday Evening, September 10, 1845.” No known race-related songs included on the bill.
Newcastle Advertiser October 4, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for a concert by Henry Russell at the Music Hall, Newcastle on October 28, 1845.
Newcastle Advertiser November 1, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Brief review of Russell’s recent entertainments at the Music Hall, Newcastle.
Newcastle Advertiser November 29, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for entertainments by Henry Russell at the Music Hall, Newcastle on December 1 & 2, 1845.
Newcastle Chronicle February 8, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for a concert by Henry Russell at the Music Hall, Newcastle on February 25, 1845.
Newcastle Chronicle December 6, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Brief review of Russell’s recent entertainments at the Music Hall, Newcastle.
Newcastle Chronicle December 27, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Notice that Tom Thumb will hold his Farewell Levees at the Music Hall, Newcastle on December 29 & 30, 1845 (3 shows each day).
Sheffield Iris May 1, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Notice for two Concerts by Henry Russell, to be held at the Sheffield Theatre on May 12 & 14, 1845.
Sheffield Iris May 8, 1845: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Review of Henry Russell’s recent (May 12) concert at the Sheffield Theatre.
Theatrical Journal (London) March 29, 1845: 99:1.
Info in Record:
Description/review of a performance of ‘The Game Cock of the Wilderness’ at the Olympic “on Monday” (March 25?) Reviewer comments on the “very laughable Kentuckian phraseology” of the “American actor” Mr. Marble. Also notes that the piece ran every evening during the week.
University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/4: Playbill, February 8, 1845
Info in Record:
Playbill describing performances by Tom Thumb, to be held at the Theatre Royal, Bristol on February 8, 1845.
University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/2: Newcastle Theatre Royal Index, Dec. 30, 1845
Info in Record:
Listing of the entertainments on offer at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on December 30, 1845. Includes both Aladdin and performances by Tom Thumb.
University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/2: Playbills N, December 30, 1845
Info in Record:
Notice that Tom Thumb will appear at the Theatre Royal on December 30, following the close of his Levee at the Music Hall.
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