Event Type
Magic Show
Event Details
- Troupe: Virginia Minstrels, The (1843)
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Magic Show
Venue: Adelphi Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Magic Show
Venue: Adelphi Theatre
Date
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Date notes
Monday evening; may have been subsequent performances during the week as well.
Casting
Event Program
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Bibliographic Sources
- Era (London) June 18, 1843: 4:1.Info in Record: Performance Type: Magic Show? Troupe Name: “the four Virginia Minstrels” Days & Times: “on Monday Evening, June 19, 1843” Venue Name: “Theatre Royal, Adelphi” Other Acts on Bill: “The Great Wizard of the North”? Program Info: a “Grand Ethiopian Concert” Other: (cost of engaging the minstrels)
- Era (London) June 25, 1843: 5:4.Info in Record: Performance Type: Magic Show? Troupe Name: “four genuine Virginia Minstrels” Venue Name: “Adelphi” Other Acts on Bill: “The Wizard of the North” Program Info: the minstrels “sing their peculiar melodies, accompanying themselves on the banjo, the fiddle, and the tambourine”; “dancing”, etc. See attached document scan for further particulars. Other: description/review, other (minstrelsy context)