Event Type
Minstrel Show
Event Details
Venue Type: Concert Hall
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Concert Hall
Location: Liverpool
County: Lancashire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Concert Hall
Date
-
Date notes
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 41 of 41
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life By the Galley Fire, A | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Song | |||
| Ole Rosin de Beau | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Song | |||
| Mary Blane | Levison | Levison | Song | |||
| Buffalo Gals | Ramsdale | Ramsdale | Extravaganza | |||
| Intermission | ||||||
| Quick Step, from Fra Diavolo | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Quick Step | |||
| Invitation to the Ball, The | Levison | Levison | Song | |||
| Dandy Broadway Swell | Lee (minstrel) | Lee (minstrel) | Song | |||
| Color'd Fancy Ball, De | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Glee | |||
| Duet - Bones & Violin | Hutsfield | Hutsfield | Duet, Bones, Violin | |||
| Who's dat knocking at de Door | Ramsdale | Ramsdale | Song | |||
| Railroad Overture | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Finale, Overture | |||
| Go Away Brack Man | Ramsdale | Ramsdale | Song | |||
| Come Darkies Sing | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Opening Chorus | |||
| Boys from Virginny, De | Ramsdale | Ramsdale | Song | |||
| In South Carolina | Hutsfield | Hutsfield | Song | |||
| Mr. Daniel Tucker | Lee (minstrel) | Lee (minstrel) | Song | |||
| Suesannah Bell | Levison | Levison | Song | |||
| New Grand Medley Overture | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Overture | |||
| Love Not | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Ethiopian Melodists and New York Serenaders | Slow Movement | |||
| Ginger Blue | Levison | Levison | Song | |||
| Jim Crack Com' | Lee (minstrel) | Lee (minstrel) | Song | |||
| Somebody in de House with Dinah | Ramsdale | Ramsdale | Song |
Bibliographic Sources
- Liverpool Record Office & Local History Library, Central Library, Liverpool Playbill (Concert Hall) - September 21-24, 1847:Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Minstrel Show
- Troupe Name: “The Original and Popular Ethiopian Melodists, and New York Serenaders”
- Performers Listed: “Messrs. Levison, Ramsdale, Saunduland, Lee, and Hutsfield”
- Days & Times: “Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday, September 21st, 22nd, and 24th, 1847”
- Venue Name: “Concert Hall, Lord Nelson Street”
- Program Info: “Inimitable Entertainments… Illustrating in Music and Song the Sayings and Doings of the Negro Population in the Land of Brother Jonathan; concluding the Entertainment with a New Model of Steam-Engine Propellization, Or, Atmospheric Go-a-head,” “A Change of Programme Each Evening.” Complete Listing (seems to be for Sept. 21 performance); see attached document scan
- Other: description/review, performance time, ticket info, other (notice of lyric books for sale)