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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 23 Apr. 1849 -28 Apr. 1849, London

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Event Type

Dramatic

Notes

Notes
Performers Listed:
  • Juba
  • Pell
  • Stirling
Other Acts on Bill Listed:
  • “Gwynneth Vaughan. Gwynneth Vaughan (her original character) Mrs. Stirling”
  • (remainder of items – Ethiopian Serenaders, 'Malvole; or, The Outlaw of Portugal,' and 'Alhamar the Moor' – relevant to the idea of performing race)
Other Event Info Available:
  • programme (general – including some specific acts)
Available Info About Individuals:
  • Juba:
    • acts
    • moniker
  • Pell:
    • moniker
  • Stirling:
    • acts

Note: All ‘Other Info’ Categories list information that can be found about each item in relation to this event and/or the writings surrounding it.

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Dramatic
Venue: Royal Surrey Theatre

Date

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Date notes
<div class="noteheading">Performance Days Within Run:</div>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Monday Evening (April 23)
<LI>Tuesday Evening (April 24)
<LI>Wednesday Evening (April 25)
<LI>Thursday Evening (April 26)
<LI>Friday Evening (April 27)
<LI>Saturday Evening (April 28)
</UL>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Advertised as the “Last week of G.W. Pell” and the “Last six nights of Mrs. Stirling’s engagement”

<p class='noteEntry'><strong>Part of a longer run (April 1849) </strong></p>




Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 9 of 9
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long Juba Juba In Character
Plantation Dance, (Original) Juba Juba Dance
Marriage Festival Dance Juba Juba Dance
Alhamar the Moor Mead T.Mead
Casting:
  • Alhamar - Mead (likely)
    		• Play

    Bibliographic Sources

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    • Era (London) April 22, 1849: 1:2.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Troupe Name: “G.W. Pell’s Serenaders” (also referred to as Pell’s “talented troupe of Ethiopian Serenaders”
      • Performers Listed: “G.W. Pell, the Original Bones”, “Boz’s far-famed Juba”
      • Days & Times: “On Monday, and during the week” (coming)
      • Venue Name: “Royal Surrey Theatre”
      • Other Acts on Bill: “a romantic drama, in three acts, entitled, Malvoli; or, The Outlaw of Portugal” (1st on bill), “Gwynneth Vaughan” (3rd).
      • Program Info: An entertainment by the Serenaders “with Boz’s Juba, as Miss Lucy Long” (2nd), “the Second Part of the Serenaders’ Concert, with Juba’s Marriage Festival and Plantation Dances” (4th), “To conclude with […] Alhamar, the Moor” (5th).
      • Other: ticket info
    • Era (London) April 22, 1849: 1:2.
      Info in Record:
      • Performance Type: Dramatic
      • Days & Times: “Thursday, April 26th, 1849”
      • Venue Name: “Royal Surrey Theatre”
      • Other Acts on Bill: “a romantic drama, entitled, Malvoli; or, The Outlaw of Portugal” (1st on bill), “a Pantomimic Sketch from Harlequin and Mother Goose” (2nd), “the admired Nautical Drama of Black Eyed Susan” (3rd), “the celebrated Forest Scene from the romantic drama of Valentine and Orson” (4th).
      • Program Info: “To conclude with Fitzball’s admired Drama of Alhamar, the Moor” (5th).
      • Other: audience, benefit, ticket info