Event Type
Circus
Event Details
Troupe: Wells
Venue Type: Circus
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Circus
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Circus
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre
Date
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Date notes
Monday-Saturday
Casting
Event Program
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| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioway Chief, The | Wells (equestrian) | Wells (equestrian) | Equestrian Spectacle |
Bibliographic Sources
- British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: Nov. 4, 1844 (Astley's):Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Circus
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Wells”
- Days & Times: “Monday, Nov. 4th, 1844, and all the Week”
- Venue Name: “Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre of Arts, Westminster Bridge Road”
- Other Acts on Bill: “the splendid Equestrian and Dramatic Spectacle […] entitled Lochinvar or, The Bridal of Netherby and Steed of the Brave!”, “Mr. Howard Lewis” in “Two Admired Dances”, several equestrian acts, including “Mdlle. Helene […] in her Peculiar Act of Horsemanship as the Flower Girl”, and “Mons. Polaski […] as the Athenian Youth”, “Clowns … Mr. T. Barry and Twist”, “the popular Equestrian and Dramatic Spectacle […] entitled The Blood-Red Knight! Or The Warriors of Palestine!”
- Program Info: “Mr. Wells [,,,] in a Novel and Peculiar Act of Equestrianism, as the Ioway Chief”. Also (other race-related): “a splendid Cavalcade by 13 highly trained Horses and Equestrians in Rich Attire […] entitled the Flight of the Bedouins Or the Arab Tribe of the Desert”
- Other: audience, performance time, ticket info, other (venue staff, transportation info, surrounding events at venue)