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Ethiopian Serenaders (1849-50), 1 Oct. 1849 -6 Oct. 1849, Forfar

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • “Juba”
  • “Pell”
  • “T.F. Briggs
Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    none
Other Info Available:
  • proprietor/lessee:
  • other (venue season)
  • audience
  • description/review
  • reception:
  • troupe endorsement
  • Juba: description/review moniker performer endorsement
  • Pell: description/review, moniker
  • Briggs: description/review
  • other (other attractions in town)

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Dundee
County: Forfar
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Theatre Royal, Dundee

Date

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Date notes
days/times uncertain - need more info

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  • Era (London) September 30, 1849: 11: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show?
    • Performers Listed: “Boz’s much talked of Juba”
    • Days & Times: “next week”
    • Venue Name: “Dundee.-Theatre Royal”
    • Other: (performance context)
  • Era (London) October 7, 1849: 12:1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type: Minstrel Show?
    • Performers Listed: “the inimitable Juba”, “Pell, the far-famed ‘Bones,’ and T.F. Briggs, the banjo player”.
    • Days & Times: “has been opened for a short season”, “nightly”
    • Venue Name: “Dundee.-Theatre Royal”
    • Program Info: Juba’s “dancing and singing”
    • Other: audience, description/review, reception