Virginia Minstrels, The (1843), 29 May. 1843 -3 Jun. 1843, Lancashire

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Minstrel Show

Event Details

Troupe: Virginia Minstrels, The (1843)
Venue Type: Multi-use
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: St. George's Assembly Rooms
Date: 29 May 1843-3 June 1843
Date notes: dates approximate; number of performances unknown

Bibliographic Sources

  • Era (London) June 4, 1843: 6:1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Minstrel Show?
    • Troupe Name: “the four Virginian melodists”
    • Days & Times: “has been produced” (recent past)
    • Venue Name: “Liverpool”, “St. George’s Assembly Rooms”
    • Program Info: “a trans-Atlantic novelty” consisting of “nigger songs, banjo-playing, performance on a pair of rib bones – a la castanets, and dancing”
    • Other:
      audience,
      description/review,
      reception