Various, 1 Jan. 1852 -31 Dec. 1852, Various

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Troupe: Various
Venue Type: Various
Location: Various
County: Various
Type: Other-Raced Events
Date: 1 January 1852-31 December 1852
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Events pertaining to other non-European ethnicities that were recorded in The Brighton Gazette, The Brighton Herald, The Bristol Mirror, The Era, The Newcastle Chronicle, The Newcastle Journal, The Nottingham Guardian, Sheffield Times and Theatrical Journal in 1852. Some references also come from documents found in the Guildhall Library, the Lambeth Public Archives, the Liverpool Record Office and Local History Library the Portsmouth Public Library, and the University of Bristol Theatre Collection:
  • January 1-10: Several showings of M. Gompertz’s Arctic Panorama (which contains a view entitled “First Interview with the Esquimaux of Prince Regent’s Bay”) at the Queen’s Rooms, Portsea (Portsmouth).
  • January 19: Entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield include ‘Pizarro’.
  • January 29, 31: ‘Esmeralda’ is amongst the pieces produced at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield.
  • January 31, February 4: ‘Gipsy Farmer’ is performed at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
  • c. February 9-14: The bill at the theatre in Bury includes ‘Flowers of the Forest’.
  • c. February 16-21: Performances of ‘The Knights of St. John’ (which includes characters such as “Moslem Pirates” and “An Arab Warrior”) at the Royal Victoria Theatre, London.
  • February 27 & 28: ‘Seven Clerks of Marseilles’ is amongst the pieces performed at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
  • April:Attractions at the Swiss Gardens, Shoreham include an area for “Russian & Chinese Billiards”, a painting on glass of “the City of Grand Cairo”, a chromotrope display potentially related to “the Arabian Nights”, and a cabinet museum containing “a New Zealand idol” and an “exquisitely carved canoe”.
  • May 3-15, 24-June 12: The Royal Marionette Theatre performs a marionette version of ‘Aladdin; or the Wonderful Lamp’ at their theatre (Adelaide Street, London).
  • c. May 10-22: A panorama of the Arctic Regions is exhibited at the Newcastle Music Hall.
  • May 15: The performances of James Cooke’s circus (in Newcastle) include combat from ‘St. George and the Dragon’.
  • May 24: ‘Flowers of the Forest’ is performed at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
  • May 24-28: Nightly performances by a “Chinese Orchestra” at Vauxhall Gardens, London.
  • June 1: Amateur performance of ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at the Gough Street Theatre, London.
  • June 28-July 2: “Yousuf and his Interesting Group of Arab Ladies” are amongst the acts involved in the nightly entertainments at Vauxhall Gardens, London.
  • July 19-23: In addition to “Yousuf and his Interesting Group of Arab Ladies” the nightly entertainments at Vauxhall Gardens, London feature “The Mahomedan ladies and dark gipsy race.”
  • c. July 19-23: Performance of “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” at the Adelphi Theatre, London.
  • c. August 9-September 4: Daily showings of “Mr. Wyld’s Model of the Earth” (with accompanying Lectures on Emigration) in Leicester Square, London.
  • c. October 4-5: Daily Performances of acts including “ostriches hunted by Bedouins” by “Wm. Cooke’s equestrian corps” at the Sheffield set up of Cooke’s Hippodrome
  • c. October 4-9: A waxworks show at the Nottingham Goose fair includes a model of a group of Greeks “studying a plan of attack upon the Egyptian army”
  • October 8 & 9: Franconi’s circus performs ‘Goojerat’ during shows in Newcastle.
  • October 14: The entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham include ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
  • October 15: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is performed at the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
  • October 16: Performance of ‘Pizarro’ at the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
  • c. October 22-29: Performances by the Royal Marionette Theatre at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool include a marionette version of ‘Aladdin! Or, the Wonderful Lamp.’
  • November 8, 12:The entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Brighton include ‘Flowers of the Forest’.
  • November 8: Performance of ‘Pizarro’ at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham.
  • c. November 8-13: Flowers of the Forest is performed at the Adelphi (London).
  • November 8, 12:Performances by Cooke’s Troupe at the Royal Pavilion Circus, Brighton include ‘St. George and the Dragon’.
  • November 15-27:C. Fiott Barker gives lectures on Nineveh and the Levant at the Royal Hotel Assembly Rooms, Newcastle.
  • November 18-19, 29-December 4:A panorama of Australia is exhibited at the Newcastle Music Hall.
  • November 19, 20: Performances of ‘The Jewess’ at the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
  • November 22: ‘Flowers of the Forest’ is amongst the pieces produced at the Sheffield Adelphi Theatre.
  • December 10, 21:Entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle include a piece called ‘Conquered Sultan’.
  • December 10:Performance of ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
  • December 23:‘Israel in Egypt’ is performed at the Newcastle Music Hall.
  • December 28-31:Henry Smith gives an entertainment called ‘Emigrants Voyage to and Travels in Australia’ at the Music Hall, Newcastle.

Bibliographic Sources

  • Brighton Gazette April 13, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Description of The Swiss Gardens, Shoreham. Includes mention of an area for playing “Russian & Chinese billiards”, of a painting on glass of “the City of Grand Cairo” (next to the confectionary), of a chromotrope display that carries “the imagination of the beholder to the fairy scenes and realms of dazzling brilliancy embodied in the Arabian Nights”, and of a cabinet museum containing “a New Zealand idol” and an “exquisitely carved canoe”.
  • Brighton Gazette November 11, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments to be given at the Theatre Royal on Friday, November 12. Includes Flowers of the Forest
  • Brighton Gazette November 11, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for the November 11 performances by Cooke’s circus at the Royal Pavilion Circus, which are to include ‘St. George and the Dragon’.
  • Brighton Herald November 6, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments to be given at the Theatre Royal on Monday, November 8. Includes Flowers of the Forest
  • Bristol Mirror May 22, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Notice that Flowers of the Forest will be amongst the acts performed at the Theatre Royal on Monday (May 24)
  • Era (London) February 15, 1852: 11:4.
    Info in Record:
    • Brief listing of pieces performed in Bury (Lancashire) during the previous week. Includes Flowers of the Forest.
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  • Era (London) May 2, 1852: 1:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for performances at the Royal Marionette Theatre (London) during the week of May 3rd. Includes a marionette performance of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp.
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  • Era (London) May 9, 1852: 1:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for performances at the Royal Marionette Theatre (London) during the week of May 10th. Includes a marionette performance of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp.
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  • Era (London) May 23, 1852: 1:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for performances at the Royal Marionette Theatre (London) during the week of May 24th. Includes a marionette performance of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.
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  • Era (London) May 30, 1852: 1:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for performances at the Royal Marionette Theatre (London) during the week of May 31st. Includes a marionette performance of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.
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  • Era (London) June 6, 1852: 1:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for performances at the Royal Marionette Theatre (London) during the week of June 7. Includes a marionette performance of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.
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  • Era (London) June 6, 1852: 11:4.
    Info in Record:
    • Review of performances (including Aladdin at the Royal Marionette Theatre (London) during the week of June 7.
  • Guildhall Library, Prints, Maps & Drawings Misc Folder, Unidentified Clipping (Aug. 31, 1852)
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for “Mr. Wyld’s Model of the Earth”, with accompanying “Lectures on Emigration”. (Ongoing shows daily, at Wyld’s venue in Leicester Square, London).
  • Guildhall Library, Prints, Maps & Drawings Misc Folder, Unidentified Clipping (Aug. 12, 1852)
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for “Mr. Wyld’s Model of the Earth”, which notes that a “large collection of books and maps on emigration and the colonies” will also be available for public reference. (Ongoing shows daily, at Wyld’s venue in Leicester Square, London).
  • Lambeth Public Archives, Vauxhall Gardens Collection 1822-54 Book, Playbill (July 19, 1852)
    Info in Record:
    • Playbill listing the entertainments to be offered at Vauxhall Gardens, London during the week of July 19, 1852. Listed acts include an appearance by “Yousuf and his Interesting Group of Arab Ladies”.
  • Lambeth Public Archives, Vauxhall Gardens Collection 1822-54 Book, Playbill (June 28, 1852)
    Info in Record:
    • Playbill listing the entertainments to be offered at Vauxhall Gardens, London during the week of June 28, 1852. Listed acts include an appearance by “Yousuf and his Interesting Group of females, aided by others of his nation”.
  • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Theatre Royal) - October 22, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Playbill for the performances of the “Royal Marionette Theatre, from Adelaide Street, West Strand, London” at the Theatre-Royal, Liverpool. Along with a marionette parody of minstrel troupes, the acts also include a marionette version of “the Gorgeous and much-admired Easter Spectacle… called Aladdin! Or, the Wonderful Lamp.”
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  • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Theatre Royal) - October 22, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Playbill for the performances of the “Royal Marionette Theatre, from Adelaide Street, West Strand, London” at the Theatre-Royal, Liverpool. Along with a marionette parody of minstrel troupes, the acts also include a marionette version of “the Gorgeous and much-admired Easter Spectacle… called Aladdin! Or, the Wonderful Lamp.”
    Part 2
  • Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Theatre Royal) - October 22, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Playbill for the performances of the “Royal Marionette Theatre, from Adelaide Street, West Strand, London” at the Theatre-Royal, Liverpool. Along with a marionette parody of minstrel troupes, the acts also include a marionette version of “the Gorgeous and much-admired Easter Spectacle… called Aladdin! Or, the Wonderful Lamp.”
    Detail
  • Newcastle Chronicle May 14, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Description of the Panorama of the Arctic regions exhibiting at the Music Hall, Nelson Street, Newcastle.
  • Newcastle Chronicle May 14, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Notice that the performances of James Cooke’s circus on May 15, 1852 will include combat from St. George and the Dragon.
  • Newcastle Chronicle October 1, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Notice that Israel in Egypt is in rehearsal (ostensibly to be performed at the Newcastle Music Hall in the near future).
  • Newcastle Chronicle October 8, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for performances by Franconi’s Circus on October 8 & 9, 1852. Notes that Goojerat will be amongst the acts performed on these evenings.
  • Newcastle Chronicle November 12, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for “Pictorial Illustrations and [a] Lecture on Nineveh and the Levant” by C. Fiott Barker (to be held on November 15-19, 1852, venue unknown.)
  • Newcastle Chronicle November 12, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for exhibitions of a Panorama of Australia at the Newcastle Music Hall on November 18-27, 1852.
  • Newcastle Chronicle November 19, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Description and positive review of Fiott Barker’s recent illustrated talks on “Nineveh and the Levant” (venue unknown.)
  • Newcastle Chronicle November 19, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Notice that the Panorama of Australia (exhibiting at the Newcastle Music Hall) will close on November 19 and re-open on November 29, 1852.
  • Newcastle Chronicle November 19, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for further illustrated lectures on the subject of “Nineveh and the Levant” by Mr. C. Fiott Barker (to be held during the ensuing week at the Royal Hotel Assembly Rooms)
  • Newcastle Chronicle December 10, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments on offer at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on Friday, December 10, 1852. Includes a piece called Conquered Sultan.
  • Newcastle Chronicle December 10, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Notice that Israel in Egypt will be performed at the Music Hall, Newcastle on December 23, 1852.
  • Newcastle Chronicle December 31, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for Henry Smith’s Vocal & Pictorial entertainment entitled “Emigrants Voyage to and Travels in Australia” (to be held at the Music Hall during the week of December 28, 1852).
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  • Newcastle Chronicle December 31, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for Henry Smith’s Vocal & Pictorial entertainment entitled “Emigrants Voyage to and Travels in Australia” (to be held at the Music Hall during the week of December 28, 1852).
    Part 2
  • Newcastle Journal May 15, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for exhibitions of Hamilton’s Panorama of the Arctic at the Music Hall, Newcastle during the ensuing week. (the last week but one).
  • Nottingham Guardian October 7, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Description of Waxworks at Hylton’s Museum during the Nottingham Goose Fair. The figures on display include “a group of celebrated modern Greeks […] studying a plan of attack upon the Egyptian army”
  • Nottingham Guardian November 11, 1852: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    Info in Record:
    • Notice that Pizarro was the afterpiece at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on Monday, November 8.
  • Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (Queen's Rooms) - December 26, etc., 1851
    Info in Record:
    • Bill advertising exhibitions of “M. Gompertz’s Great Panorama of a Voyage through The Arctic Regions” (with an accompanying “Descriptive Lecture” by Mr. G.T. White) at the Queen’s Rooms, Portsea, on December 26-27 & 29-31, 1851, and January 1-3, 1852. One listed view is entitled “First Interview with the Esquimaux of Prince Regent’s Bay.”
  • Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (Queen's Rooms) - January 5-10, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Bill advertising further exhibitions of “M. Gompertz’s Great Panorama of a Voyage through The Arctic Regions” at the Queen’s Rooms, Portsea, during the week of January 5, 1852. View entitled “First Interview with the Esquimaux of Prince Regent’s Bay” is still listed.
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  • Portsmouth Central Library, Historical Collections Playbill (Queen's Rooms) - January 5-10, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Bill advertising further exhibitions of “M. Gompertz’s Great Panorama of a Voyage through The Arctic Regions” at the Queen’s Rooms, Portsea, during the week of January 5, 1852. View entitled “First Interview with the Esquimaux of Prince Regent’s Bay” is still listed.
    Part 2
  • Sheffield Times October 2, 1852: 7: 4,5.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Circus
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Mr. Wm. Cooke’s equestrian corps”
    Performers Listed:
    • none listed
    Days & Times Given:
    • “a day and an evening performance in Sheffield on Monday and Tuesday”
    Venue Name as Listed:
    • “Cooke’s Hippodrome”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none listed
    Program Info Listed:
    • amongst other things, lists “ostriches hunted by Bedouins” and “”a spirited chariot race by Roman Amazons”
    • “Program Item 2”
    • “Program Item 3”
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • description/review
    • reception
    • weather
    • other (description of advertising and surrounding events – e.g. parades)
  • Theatrical Journal (London) June 2, 1852: 171:1-172:1.
    Info in Record:
    • Advertisement for the entertainments at Vauxhall during the week of May 24. In addition to the Kaffir Chiefs, the bill also featured a “Chinese Orchestra”
  • Theatrical Journal (London) June 9, 1852: 183:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Dramatic
    • Performers Listed: Jessica
    • Days & Times: “last Tuesday evening”
    • Venue Name: Gough Street Theatre
    • Program Info: “Merchant of Venice”
    • Other:
      description/review
      other (a Letter to the Editor, in which the writer, Pompey, ridicules Jessica’s recent insertion of the popular song “Happy Land” into the “Merchant of Venice” as equivalent to having Othello play “a fantasia on the banjo.”)
  • Theatrical Journal (London) June 16, 1852: 187:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Another Letter to the Editor. In this case, the writer, Naso, ridicules Pompey’s letter in the previous issue on the recent insertion of the popular song “Happy Land” into the “Merchant of Venice” at the Gough Street Theatre, and defends amateur performances, which only follow the example of professionals.
  • Theatrical Journal (London) July 28, 1852: 239:2.
    Info in Record:
    • Comments favorably on the production of “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” at the Adelphi Theatre, in which “Due attention had been paid to the oriental style.”
  • Theatrical Journal (London) July 28, 1852: 240:1.
    Info in Record:
    • A rhymed advertisement of the show at the Vauxhall Gardens, called "Go to Vauxhall.” Gives the price, time, a brief description of the place, and the most important acts, including “The Mahomedan ladies and dark gipsy race.”
  • Theatrical Journal (London) November 17, 1852: 363:1.
    Info in Record:
    • Article about the upcoming opening of Uncle Tom’s Cabin at the Adelphi (London), which also comments briefly on other shows at the venue, including “Flowers of the Forest”
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Theatre Royal Index. Jan. 19, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the pieces performed at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield on Monday, January 19, 1852. Includes Pizarro.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Theatre Royal Index. Jan. 29, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the pieces performed at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield on Thursday, January 29, 1852. Includes Esmeralda.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Adelphi Playbill. Oct. 15, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Playbill advertising a performance of The Merchant of Venice at the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield on October 15, 1852.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Adelphi Index. Oct. 16, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the pieces performed at the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield on Saturday, October 16, 1852. Includes Pizarro.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Adelphi Index. Nov. 19, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the pieces performed at the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield on Friday, November 19, 1852. Includes The Jewess.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/3: Sheffield Adelphi Index. Nov. 22, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the pieces performed at the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield on Monday, November 22, 1852. Includes Flowers of the Forest.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/1: Nottingham Theatre Royal Index Oct. 14, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on October 14, 1852. Includes The Merchant of Venice.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/2: Newcastle Theatre Royal Index, Dec.13, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments on offer at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on December 13, 1852. Includes The Merchant of Venice.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/1: Nottingham Theatre Royal Index Nov. 8, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on November 8, 1852. Includes Pizarro.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/2: Newcastle Theatre Royal Index, Dec. 21, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments on offer at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on December 21, 1852. Includes The Conquered Sultan.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/2: Newcastle Theatre Royal Index, Jan. 31, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments on offer at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on January 31, 1852. Includes Gipsy Farmer.
  • University of Bristol, Kathleen Barker Collection KB/2: Newcastle Theatre Royal Index, Feb. 27, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Listing of the entertainments on offer at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on February 27, 1852. Includes Seven Clerks of Marseilles.
  • University of Bristol, Theatre Collection Playbill (Victoria Theatre) - February 16, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Playbill advertising performances of ‘The Knights of St. John’ (which includes characters such as “Moslem Pirates” and “An Arab Warrior”) at the Royal Victoria Theatre during the week of February 16, 1852.
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  • University of Bristol, Theatre Collection Playbill (Victoria Theatre) - February 16, 1852
    Info in Record:
    • Playbill advertising performances of ‘The Knights of St. John’ (which includes characters such as “Moslem Pirates” and “An Arab Warrior”) at the Royal Victoria Theatre during the week of February 16, 1852.
    Part 2