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Life in New York ; epiid: 541

Title

Life in New York

Type

Play

Description

Continued title: "or, A Nigger's Courtship"
  • Characters: "Scipio Adolphus Cowslip, (A Musicianer Nigger)"; "Juba Snowball, (a post office Nigger,)"; "Ginger Blue, (a street-sweeping Nigger,)"; "Mr Brown, (a venerable Nigger)"; "Miss Dinah Fredocia Brown, (a fascinating Yaller Gal)"
  • contains several minstrel songs (e.g. Ginger Blue, De Light of Oder Days, Lubly Dinah, Ho Roley Boley, Aitchieo Dingo Dar, Zip Coon) (Sheffield Playbill)
  • Performance(s) listed of this act

    Performer(s) Troupe Event and Venue
    Woolcott Dramatic, -
    Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Ring Dramatic, -
    Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Parker Dramatic, -
    Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Robins (minstrel) Dramatic, -
    Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Teasdale, Harvey Dramatic, -
    Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre, Yorkshire: West Riding
    American Southern Minstrels Dramatic, -
    Royal Amphitheatre/Royal Adelphi Theatre, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Murphy (Jumbo), J. Dramatic, -
    Royal Standard Theatre, London (city-county)
    De Bar Dramatic, -
    Royal Standard Theatre, London (city-county)
    Squashee Dramatic, -
    Royal Standard Theatre, London (city-county)
    Squashee Dramatic, -
    Royal Standard Theatre, London (city-county)
    Murphy, J., The American Jumbo Dramatic, -
    Royal Standard Theatre, London (city-county)
    De Bar Dramatic, -
    Royal Standard Theatre, London (city-county)