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New Planet Troupe (London-Haymarket, 47), 10 May. 1847 -15 May. 1847, London

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Event Type

Dramatic

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Theatre Royal, Haymarket

Date

-
Date notes
multiple performances, including Saturday


Casting

New Planet Troupe (London-Haymarket, 47)
Casting:
  • New Planet – Miss P. Horton
  • Juno – Miss Reynolds
  • Venus – Miss Julia Bennett
  • Pallas – Miss Carre
  • Ceres – Miss Telbin
  • Mercury –Buckstone
  • Jupiter – Caulfield
  • Mars – James Bland
  • Saturn – Rogers

    • Event Program

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    Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
    New Planet, The! Or, Harlequin Out of Place.
    Casting:
  • New Planet – Miss P. Horton
  • Juno – Miss Reynolds
  • Venus – Miss Julia Bennett
  • Pallas – Miss Carre
  • Ceres – Miss Telbin
  • Vesta – Miss Adams
  • Mercury, Harlequin –Buckstone
  • Jupiter – Caulfield
  • Mars – James Bland
  • Saturn – Rogers
  • Uranus – Clark
  • Earth – Mrs. W. Clifford
  • 4 ‘Giseles’ – the Misses Wilis
  • Spirit of ‘Her Majesty’s Theatre’ – Mrs. Caulfield
  • Spirit of the ‘Royal Italian Opera – Miss Woulds
  • Norma – Miss Reynolds
    		• Play, Extravaganza, Pantomime
    Overture, Otello Overture, Instrumental

    Bibliographic Sources

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    • Bristol Central Library Playbill (Haymarket) - May 15, 1847:
      Info in Record (May 10-14):
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Days & Times: No specific dates given, but the fact that May 15th is listed as the 35th performance of “The New Planet”, suggests that the piece was performed during previous weeks as well (May 3-8, 10-14, as well as dates mentioned in previous playbill)
      • Venue Name: “Theatre Royal, Hay-Market”
      • Program Info: “The New Planet! Or, Harlequin Out of Place”.
      Info in Record (May 15):
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Performers Listed: No performer names given for race-related roles. See attached document scan for remainder of cast.
      • Days & Times: “This Evening, Saturday, May 15th, 1847” (35th performance of The New Planet”)
      • Venue Name: “Theatre Royal, Hay-Market”
      • Other Acts on Bill: the “Comedy of The Love Chase” (1st act on bill), “Waltzes, From ‘Les Huguenots.’ Meyerbeer” (3rd), “’Brunnow Polka,’ Tinney” (4th), “To conclude with, a Comic Drama, by J.R. Planche, Esq., in One Act, called A Cabinet Question” (6th).
      • Program Info: “Overture, ‘Otello,’ Rossini” (2nd), “an entirely New and Original Classical, Astronomical, Quizzical, Polytechnical, Experimental, Operatical, Pantomimical Extravaganza … entitled The New Planet! Or, Harlequin Out of Place” (5th). Includes a section featuring “The Lantum Serenaders” (“Messrs. White, &c.”) and “The Ethiopian Serenaders (“Messrs. Black, &c.”) – “Rival Professors of the Black Art in Music”, “Le Docteur Noir, by a Master of (Black) Arts,” and “The Bondman, (done brown) by ‘A Child of the Sun.’” Also references the lyrics to ‘Buffalo Gals’, describing the 4 Gisele characters as “Beautiful Gals who can come out To-night and dance by the Light of the Moon.”
      • Other: description/review, performance time, ticket info, other (surrounding acts at venue)