Event Type
Circus
Event Details
Troupe: Smith, George (Banjoist)
Troupe: Van Bramer (minstrel)
Venue Type: Circus
Location: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Type: Circus
Venue: British & American Company
Location: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Type: Circus
Venue: British & American Company
Date
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Date notes
<li>Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evening;
<li>Wednesday, Saturday morning.
<li>Wednesday, Saturday morning.
Event Program
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Bibliographic Sources
- Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (Circus) - August 21-26, 1843:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Circus
- Performers Listed: “Mr. G. Smith and the Eccentric Van Bramer”
- Days & Times: “Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 21st, 22nd, & 23rd, of August 1843”, “Two Grand Morning Performances will take place, the First on Wednesday the 23rd, and the Second on Saturday the 26th. Inst.”
- Venue Name: “The Great British & American Equestrian Company. Proprietors, Messrs. Price and North”
- Other Acts on Bill: Extensive listing; see attached document scan. (Includes several acts by American performers, including “Mr. G. Smith, The American Horseman” and “Mr. North, the great American Rider”
- Program Info: “a number of Banjo Melodies”.
- Other: audience, performance time, ticket info, other (allusion to past & future performances - uncertain whether Smith/Van Bramer were involved in either)