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Ethiopian Serenaders (1848-49), 26 Dec. 1848 -30 Dec. 1848, Staffordshire

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Event Type

Minstrel Show

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: Wolverhampton
County: Staffordshire
Type: Minstrel Show
Venue: Theatre Royal, Wolverhampton

Date

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Date notes
<div class="noteheading">Performance Days Within Run:</div>
<ul class="notes">
<LI>Tuesday Evening (December 26)
<LI>Wednesday Evening (December 27)
<LI>Thursday Evening (December 28)
<LI>Friday Evening (December 29)
<LI>Saturday Evening (December 30)
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<ul class="notes">
<LI>Some confusion about dates. Run said to extend for seven nights, but only 6 nights given (explicitly stated that there would be no performance on Monday evening - December 25 - due to Christmas)
</UL>

<p class='noteEntry'><strong>”Positively for seven nights only” </strong></p>







Casting

Event Program

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
Title Performed Person / Troupe Notes Type
Lucy Long Juba Juba In Character
Festival Dance (Original) Juba Juba Dance
Plantation Dance, (Original) Juba Juba Dance

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Wolverhampton Chronicle December 27, 1848: 3: 3.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Ethiopian Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz’s Juba”
    • “Pell”
    Days & Times Given:
    • "now visiting”
    • “will remain to the end of the week”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • troupe endorsement
    • Juba:
      description/review,
      moniker,
      performer endorsement
    • Pell:
      description/review,
      moniker
    • other (comparison between Juba & Jenny Lind)
  • Birmingham Journal December 23, 1848: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “Pell’s Serenaders”
    Performers Listed:
    • “Pell Bones”
    • “Boz’s Juba”
    Days & Times Given:
    • “This evening, Saturday December 23, and Every Evening the Following Week, with the Exception of Monday, December 25”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • performance time
    • programme (general)
  • Birmingham Journal and Commercial Advertiser December 16, 1848: 1: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • “G.W. Pell’s Ethiopian Serenaders”
    Performers Listed:
    • Briggs
    • Irwin
    • Juba
    • Ludlow
    • Pell
    • Valintine
    Days & Times Given:
    • “Saturday, December 23rd, and following evenings”
    • “positively for seven nights only”
    Other Acts on Bill Listed:
    • none
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • performance time
    • ticket info
  • Wolverhampton Chronicle December 22, 1848: 2: 1.
    Performance Type Indicated:
    • Minstrel Show
    Troupe Name as Given:
    • "Pell’s Ethiopian Serenaders"
    Troupe Size Given:
    • not listed
    Performers Listed:
    • "Boz’s Juba"
    • “G.W. Pell”
    Days & Times Given:
    • "Positively for Seven Nights Only”
    • “Saturday, December 23, 1848, and following evenings”
    • “On Friday, December the 29th, there will be a Morning Performance”
    Other Info in Record:
    • audience
    • performance time
    • programme (general, including some specific acts)
    • ticket info