Event Type
Variety
Event Details
Troupe: American Southern Minstrels
Troupe: American Southern Minstrels
Troupe: American Southern Minstrels
Troupe: American Southern Minstrels
Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Variety
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Variety
Venue: Astley's Royal Amphitheatre
Date
-
Date notes
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday
Casting
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boatman's Dance, The | American Southern Minstrels | American Southern Minstrels | "full chorus" | Song | ||
| Old Dan Tucker | American Southern Minstrels | American Southern Minstrels | "full chorus" | Song | ||
| Going ober de Mountains | American Southern Minstrels | American Southern Minstrels | "full chorus" | Song | ||
| Fine Old Coloured Gemman, De | Parker | Parker | Song, Parody, Whistled | |||
| Lucy Long | American Southern Minstrels | American Southern Minstrels | "full chorus" | Song | ||
| Back-action, Spring-heel, Locomotive Breakdown | Parker | Parker | "as Danced by the Ohio Boatmen" | Dance |
Bibliographic Sources
- Era (London) February 2, 1845: 4:1.Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Variety
- Troupe Name: “celebrated American Southern Minstrels”
- Performers Listed: “Messrs. Robins, Woolcott, Ring, and Parker”
- Days & Times: “On Monday, and during the week (Ash Wednesday excepted, on which evening the theatre will be closed)”
- Venue Name: “Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre of Arts”
- Other Acts on Bill: “THE FOX HUNT; or, the Race Horse, and Life’s Course of Man and Steed”, “Entire change of the Scenes of the Circle”, “unequalled Feats of Horsemanship”, “Pantomime of HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPIN’S RIDE; or, the Black Witch of Edmonton”
- Program Info: “popular native melodies”
- Other: performance time ticket info
- British Library, BL Mic. C. 13137 Playbills 172: Feb. 3, 1845 (Astley's):Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Circus
- Troupe Name: “the Celebrated American Southern Minstrels”
- Performers Listed: “Mr. Woolcott”, “Mr. Robins”, “Mr. Parker”, “Mr. Ring”.
- Days & Times: “Monday, February 3rd, 1845, and all the Week (Wednesday excepted[…])”
- Venue Name: “Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre of Arts”
- Other Acts on Bill: “the Royal Royal [sic] Fox Hunt Or, Life’s Course of Man and Steed”, several equestrian acts, including “Mr. John Bridges […] as The Athenian Leaper”, and “Mdlle. Helene [in a] Scene of Equitation”, “Clowns … Mr. T. Barry and Mr. Twist”, “a Grand Comic Equestrian Christmas Pantomime […] entitled Harlequin and Johnny Gilpin’s Ride; Or, the Black Witch of Edmonton”
- Program Info: “Mr. Woolcott, will perform on the Longo Banjo. Mr. Robins, on the Tuckahoe Violin. Mr. Parker, on the Bone Castanets – and Mr. Ring, on the Cohea Tambourine”. Complete program also provided (and transcribed in the relevant event record in this database).
- Other: audience, performance time, ticket info, other (venue staff, transportation info)