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Location: Various
County: Various
Type: Other Performances by Americans
Date: 1 January 1849-31 December 1849
Date notes:
Notes:
Events featuring American performers that were recorded in The Birmingham Mercury, The Brighton Herald, The Bristol Gazette, The Bristol Journal, The Bristol Mercury, The Era, The Newcastle Chronicle, The Nottingham Mercury and Theatrical Journal in 1849. Some references also come from documents found in the British Library and the Portsmouth Public Library:
February 26, 28, March 2: Vocal Entertainments by Henry Russell at the Assembly Rooms, Bristol.
February 27: Henry Russell appears in Thornbury.
c. March 19-24: Henry Russell again makes an appearance, this time at the Corn Exchange, Birmingham.
March 27: Henry Russell performs in Weston.
c. April 2-7: Entertainments at the Polytechnic Music Hall, Salford include “Henry Russell’s most celebrated compositions”.
April 9-14: Young Hernandez performs at Astley’s Amphitheatre, London.
April 23: Henry Russell gives a vocal entertainment at the Town Hall, Brighton.
c. May 11-23: Exhibition of Risley’s “American Panorama” at the American Hall, Leicester Square (London).
c. May 25-30: The variety bill at the Standard, London includes “an enormous Panorama” of “points of public attraction in the New World.”
c. June 11-23: Equestrian performances by Hernandez at Vauxhall Gardens, London.
c. July 2-7: Tom Thumb is amongst the acts in entertainments at Rosherville Gardens.
July 16, 20: Henry Russell gives vocal entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Bristol.
July 24: Hernandez appears as part of a Circus at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth.
August 20-25: Performances by Tom Thumb at The Bristol Zoological Gardens.
September 11: Tom Thumb impersonates Grecian Statues as part of a benefit entertainment at Cremorne Gardens, London.
September 24, 28: Hernandez performs as part of Franconi’s troupe. Location unknown.
c. October 3: Vocal Entertainments by Henry Russell at the Old Ship Assembly Rooms, Brighton. (date uncertain, also listed as December 3.)
c. October 29-November 3: Hernandez’s scheduled performances at the Rotunda Theatre, Dublin cancelled because of a knee injury.
November 6: Henry Russell gives his “Farewell Entertainment” at the Nottingham Mechanics’ Hall.
December 3 & 5: Henry Russell performs at the Newcastle Music Hall.
Note: Events listed here are those in which American performers DID NOT perform acts relevant to the representation of African/African Diasporic identity or American Slave Culture. Several other performances by Americans (in which the individuals did participate in race-related acts can be found throughout the Events section of this database.
Bibliographic Sources
Birmingham Mercury March 17, 1849: 4:3.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for upcoming performances by Henry Russell at the Corn Exchange, Birmingham
Brighton Herald April 4, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Notice of Henry Russell’s upcoming entertainment at the Town Hall on Monday, April 23
Brighton Herald September 29, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for an entertainment by Henry Russell, to be held at the Old Ship Assembly Rooms on October 3. (note: listed as October 3, but this seems to be a typo).
Bristol Gazette February 22, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for Vocal Entertainments by Henry Russell on February 26 and March 2 at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street (Bristol).
Bristol Journal July 7, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Announcement for two vocal entertainments to be given by “Mr. Russell, the popular vocalist” at the Bristol Theatre Royal on July 16th and 20th.
Bristol Mercury February 24, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for three Vocal Entertainments by Henry Russell on February 26, February 28, and March 2 at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street (Bristol). Also suggests that Russell is playing in Thornbury on Tuesday (February 27) and in Weston on Thursday (March 1).
Bristol Mercury March 3, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Description/review of Henry Russell’s recent Vocal Entertainments at the Assembly Rooms, Prince’s Street (Bristol). (None of the songs mentioned pertain to minstrelsy)
Bristol Mercury July 7, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for two Vocal Entertainments by Henry Russell on July 16 & 20, at the Theatre Royal (Bristol).
Bristol Mercury August 18, 1849: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for a Fete at the Zoological Gardens (on Monday, August 20), at which Tom Thumb is scheduled to perform. Also notes that Tom Thumb will give concerts every afternoon and evening during the week.
British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: April 9, 1849 (Astley's)
Info in Record:
Playbill advertising the entertainments to take place at Astley’s Amphitheatre (London) during the week of April 9th, 1849. Listed acts include “the Celebrated American Equestrian, Young Hernandez”.
Era (London) September 9, 1849: 1:2.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for a benefit entertainment at Cremorne Gardens on September 11, 1849. Listed acts include a “General Tom Thumb in the Grecian Statues”.
Description/review of recent entertainments at Rosherville Gardens. “Field-Marshal Tom Thumb” is amongst the acts mentioned.
Era (London) April 1, 1849: 1:2.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for performances at the Polytechnic Music Hall during the week of April 2, 1849. Listed attractions include “Henry Russell’s most celebrated compositions” (though Russell himself doesn’t seem to have been involved).
Era (London) June 24, 1849: 12:2.
Info in Record:
Description of entertainments celebrating the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo at Vauxhall Gardens. The “equestrian performances of young Hernandez” are amongst the acts mentioned.
Notice of “an enormous Panorama […] representing the most interesting points of public attraction in the New World,” that will on display at the Standard during the coming holiday week
Theatrical Journal (London) May 17, 1849: 157:2.
Info in Record:
Description/review of Risley’s American panorama.
Theatrical Journal (London) May 17, 1849: 151.
Info in Record:
Advertisement for/description of the ongoing exhibition of Risley’s panorama at the American Hall, Leicester Square. Includes a image of a scene from the panorama.
Theatrical Journal (London) June 21, 1849: 191:2-192:1.
Info in Record:
Performance Type:
Circus
Performers Listed: “young Hernandez, the youthful and accomplished rider”,
Venue Name: Vauxhall
Other Acts on Bill: “Auriol and his son”, “the View of Versailles”, Fireworks.
Program Info: "equestrian performances”
Other:
audience,
description/review,
reception,
other (description of venue renovations)
Theatrical Journal (London) September 27, 1849: 305:2.
Info in Record:
Performance Type:
Circus
Troupe Name: Franconi's
Performers Listed: “Young Hernandez”
Days & Times: “on Monday” (past), “on Friday” (tomorrow)
Other Acts on Bill: “the King of the Clowns Mr. Wallett”.
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