Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48)

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Event(s) listed for this troupe

Event Venue Location Date
Minstrel Show Hanover Square Rooms Hanover Square Rooms, London London (city-county) Jan 19-23 1846
Minstrel Show Hanover Square Rooms Hanover Square Rooms, London London (city-county) Jan 26-31 1846
Variety Pavilion Theatre Pavilion Theatre, London London (city-county) Feb 3-3 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Feb 9-14 1846
Concert Theatre Royal, Covent Garden Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London London (city-county) Feb 9-9 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Feb 16-21 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Feb 23-28 1846
Minstrel Show Gloucester House, Piccadilly Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London London (city-county) Feb 24-24 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 2-7 1846
Dramatic St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 4-4 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 9-14 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 16-21 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 23-28 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 30-4 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Apr 13-18 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Apr 20-25 1846
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) Apr 22-22 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Apr 27-2 1846
Variety Drury Lane Theatre Drury Lane Theatre, London London (city-county) Apr 27-27 1846
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) May 1-1 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 4-9 1846
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) May 11-11 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 11-16 1846
Minstrel Show Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells, London London (city-county) May 18-22 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 19-23 1846
Minstrel Show Sussex Hall Sussex Hall, London London (city-county) May 25-25 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 25-30 1846
Minstrel Show Hall, The Hall, The, Reading Berkshire May 29-29 1846
Minstrel Show Chiswick House Chiswick House, London London (city-county) May 30-30 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 1-6 1846
Minstrel Show Royal British Institution Royal British Institution, London London (city-county) Jun 1-1 1846
Minstrel Show Horns, The, Kennington Horns, The, Kennington, London London (city-county) Jun 3-3 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 9-13 1846
Minstrel Show Horns, The, Kennington Horns, The, Kennington, London London (city-county) Jun 10-10 1846
Minstrel Show Green Man, Blackheath Green Man, Blackheath, London London (city-county) Jun 12-12 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 15-20 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 22-27 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 29-4 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jul 6-11 1846
Dramatic St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jul 8-8 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jul 13-18 1846
Minstrel Show Sussex Hall Sussex Hall, London London (city-county) Jul 13-13 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jul 20-25 1846
Minstrel Show Sussex Hall Sussex Hall, London London (city-county) Jul 20-20 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jul 27-1 1846
Dramatic Unknown Unknown site, London London (city-county) Jul 29-29 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Aug 3-8 1846
Variety St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Aug 4-4 1846
Minstrel Show Newburgh Rooms, Cannon Place Newburgh Rooms, Cannon Place, Brighton Sussex Aug 11-15 1846
Minstrel Show Unknown Unknown site, Portsmouth Hampshire Sep 7-12 1846
Dramatic Theatre Royal, Bristol Theatre Royal, Bristol, Bristol Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Sep 8-9 1846
Minstrel Show Unknown Unknown site, Birmingham Warwickshire Sep 10-11 1846
Dramatic Theatre Royal, Bristol Theatre Royal, Bristol, Bristol Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Sep 13-14 1846
Minstrel Show Royal Liver Theatre Royal Liver Theatre, Liverpool Lancashire Oct 5-10 1846
Minstrel Show Royal Liver Theatre Royal Liver Theatre, Liverpool Lancashire Oct 12-17 1846
Minstrel Show Royal Liver Theatre Royal Liver Theatre, Liverpool Lancashire Oct 19-24 1846
Minstrel Show Music Hall, Abbey-Street Music Hall, Abbey-Street, Dublin Dublin Oct 26-31 1846
Minstrel Show Free Trade Hall Free Trade Hall, Manchester Lancashire Nov 23-28 1846
Minstrel Show Arundel Castle Arundel Castle, Arundel Sussex Dec 2-2 1846
Minstrel Show Newburgh Rooms, Cannon Place Newburgh Rooms, Cannon Place, Brighton Sussex Dec 3-5 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Dec 14-19 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Dec 21-26 1846
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Dec 28-2 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jan 4-9 1847
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) Jan 4-9 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jan 5-9 1847
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) Jan 11-16 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jan 11-16 1847
Minstrel Show Unknown Unknown site, Greenwich Kent Jan 18-22 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jan 18-23 1847
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) Jan 18-22 1847
Minstrel Show Horns, The, Kennington Horns, The, Kennington, London London (city-county) Jan 21-21 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jan 25-30 1847
Minstrel Show Albion Hall, Hammersmith Albion Hall, Hammersmith, London London (city-county) Jan 29-29 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Feb 1-6 1847
Minstrel Show Albion Hall, Hammersmith Albion Hall, Hammersmith, London London (city-county) Feb 1-1 1847
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) Feb 5-5 1847
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) Feb 8-13 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Feb 8-13 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Feb 15-20 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Feb 22-27 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 1-6 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 8-13 1847
Variety Drury Lane Theatre Drury Lane Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 15-15 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 15-20 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 22-27 1847
Concert St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 23-23 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Mar 29-3 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Apr 5-10 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Apr 12-17 1847
Minstrel Show Horns, The, Kennington Horns, The, Kennington, London London (city-county) Apr 16-16 1847
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) Apr 19-19 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Apr 19-24 1847
Minstrel Show King's Arms Assembly Rooms King's Arms Assembly Rooms, London London (city-county) Apr 23-23 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Apr 26-1 1847
Minstrel Show Town Hall, Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, Oxford Oxfordshire Apr 26-27 1847
Minstrel Show London Bridge Hotel, Southwark London Bridge Hotel, Southwark, London London (city-county) Apr 30-30 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 3-8 1847
Minstrel Show Lecture Hall, Greenwich Lecture Hall, Greenwich, London London (city-county) May 5-5 1847
Minstrel Show Manor House, Hackney Manor House, Hackney, London London (city-county) May 7-7 1847
Minstrel Show Sussex Hall Sussex Hall, London London (city-county) May 10-10 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 10-15 1847
Minstrel Show Horns, The, Kennington Horns, The, Kennington, London London (city-county) May 14-14 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 17-22 1847
Minstrel Show Crosby Hall Crosby Hall, London London (city-county) May 17-17 1847
Concert Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells, London London (city-county) May 22-22 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 24-29 1847
Variety Grecian Saloon Grecian Saloon, London London (city-county) May 24-29 1847
Minstrel Show Town Hall, Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, Oxford Oxfordshire May 26-27 1847
Variety Theatre Royal, Haymarket Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London London (city-county) May 31-5 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) May 31-5 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 7-12 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 14-19 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 21-26 1847
Variety St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 26-26 1847
Minstrel Show St. James Theatre St. James Theatre, London London (city-county) Jun 28-3 1847
Minstrel Show Mechanics' Institute Mechanics' Institute, Nottingham Nottinghamshire Jul 19-20 1847

Bibliographic Sources

  • Bell's Life in London January 18, 1846: 1:1.
  • Bell's Life in London January 25, 1846: 3:3.
  • Bell’s Life in London January 10, 1847: 1:1.
  • Bell’s Life in London March 28, 1847: 8:5.
  • Bell’s Life in London May 23, 1847: 3:2.
  • Bell’s Life in London May 23, 1847: 2:1.
  • Bristol Central Library Playbill (Haymarket) - April 26, 1847
  • Bristol Central Library Playbill (Haymarket) - April 26, 1847
  • Bristol Central Library Playbill (Haymarket) - April 26, 1847
  • Bristol Central Library Playbill (Haymarket) - April 26, 1847
  • Bristol Central Library Playbill (Haymarket) - April 26, 1847
  • Bristol Central Library Playbill (Haymarket) - April 26, 1847
  • Bristol Central Library Playbill (Haymarket) - April 26, 1847
  • Court Gazette and Fashionable Guide (London) March 7, 1846: ?.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe endorsement
  • Court Gazette and Fashionable Guide (London) March 7, 1846: ?.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe endorsement
  • Era (London) March 26, 1848: 12:3.
  • Era (London) March 14, 1847: 11:2.
  • Era (London) May 23, 1847: 8:3.
  • Era (London) July 19, 1846: 13:2.
  • Era (London) June 27, 1847: 8:3.
  • Era (London) May 3, 1846: 5:4.
  • Era (London) July 29, 1849: 11:1.
  • Era (London) July 29, 1849: 11:1.
  • Era (London) July 4, 1847: 11:3.
  • Evanion Collection, British Library Evan.2755
  • Globe and Traveller (London) June 30, 1846: ?.
    Info in Record:
    • other (comparison of amateur troupe to “Mr. Sweeney and the minstrels at St. James’s Theatre” – potentially meaning the Ethiopian Serenaders)
  • Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library Minstrelsy Folder, Unidentified Clipping
  • Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library Minstrelsy Folder, Unidentified Clipping
  • Harvard Theatre Collection, Vauxhall Microfilm v7, Unidentified Clipping
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • other (troupe manager – J. Dumbolton)
  • Harvard Theatre Collection, Vauxhall Microfilm v7, Unidentified Clipping
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • other (troupe manager – J. Dumbolton)
  • John Bull (London) January 24, 1846: 58.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • John Bull (London) January 17, 1846: 33.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • troupe size
    • other (troupe manager/director)
  • John Johnson Collection, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Playbill
    Info in Record:
    • troupe manager/director
  • John Johnson Collection, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Playbill
    Info in Record:
    • troupe manager/director
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 25, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 1, 1847: 4: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Singers)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 15, 1847: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) May 28, 1846: 1: 1.
  • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) July 21, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 3, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) April 2, 1846: 1.
  • Morning Chronicle (London) June 3, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) July 30, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe description
    • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 4, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) April 18, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 18, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 2, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history:

      (“performances have excited universal admiration throughout the United States”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 12, 1847: 1.
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 5, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 29, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history

      (“from the St. James’s Theatre”)
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 29, 1847: 1 (second relvant ad).
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
  • Morning Chronicle (London) December 14, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 8, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) April 28, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • other (troupe manager/director)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) June 8, 1846: 4: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 9, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • other (troupe manager/director)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 8, 1847: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) June 16, 1846: 4: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) December 21, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 9, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 19, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 19, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • other (troupe manager/director)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) December 25, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 10, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) May 1, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 22, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) December 26, 1846: 4: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 10, 1847: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) July 7, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 23, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history

      (“from the St. James’s Theatre”)
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 11, 1846: 5.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 12, 1847: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Singers”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) July 8, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 1, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 19, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • All info as in January 17 listing in John Bull
    • troupe history
    • other (troupe manager/director)

      here the manager is given as “James A. Bumbolton [sic]” – apparently a typo
  • Morning Chronicle (London) July 11, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 4, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) February 15, 1847: 4: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 20, 1846: 5.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe endorsement
    • troupe history
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 7, 1847: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 20, 1846: 5.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe endorsement
    • troupe history
  • Morning Chronicle (London) July 13, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 1, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history

      (“from the St. James’s Theatre”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 1, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) May 22, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar

      (“performances have met with unexampled success at Crosby Hall and the St. James’s Theatre, where they continue to attract most crowded and fashionable audiences”)
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 20, 1846: 5.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe endorsement
    • troupe history
  • Morning Chronicle (London) July 18, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar

      (engagement scheduled to terminate at the end of the month “owing to the commencement of their numerous provincial engagements”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 13, 1847: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar

      “no performance To-Morrow Evening, owing to a private engagement”
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) May 27, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar

      (“performances have met with unexampled success at the St. James’s Theatre, where they continue to attract most crowded and fashionable audiences”)
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • Morning Chronicle (London) January 20, 1846: 5.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe endorsement
    • troupe history
  • Morning Chronicle (London) July 18, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
  • New York Clipper October 7, 1876
    Info in Record:
    • troupe manager – Dumbolton
  • Observer (London) April 13, 1846: 4.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe description

      (“popular and eccentric melodists”)
  • Observer (London) April 11, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
    • other (mention of correspondence being directed toward the performers)
  • Observer (London) January 17, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:

      *Note: All info as in January 10, 1847 listing in Observer (London)
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) April 18, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
    • other (mention of correspondence being directed toward the performers)
  • Observer (London) February 1, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history:

      (“performances have excited universal admiration throughout the United States”)
  • Observer (London) April 25, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
    • other (mention of correspondence being directed toward the performers)
  • Observer (London) June 7, 1846: 1 (1st relevant ad).
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) August 2, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) December 6, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) April 19, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
    • troupe reception

      (“Owing to the unprecedented success and universal satisfaction which still attend these performances…”)
  • Observer (London) May 9, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
    • other (mention of correspondence being directed toward the performers)
  • Observer (London) June 7, 1846: 1 (2nd relevant ad).
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) February 8, 1846: 5.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history:

      “obtained great popularity throughout the United States”
  • Observer (London) December 13, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) February 7, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) April 26, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) May 24, 1847: 5.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) June 7, 1846: 1 (3rd relevant ad).
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) February 8, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • troupe manager/director
  • Observer (London) May 16, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe history
    • troupe reception
    • other (mention of imitators)
  • Observer (London) May 30, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) December 20, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) May 24, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) May 2, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
    • other (mention of correspondence being directed toward the performers)
  • Observer (London) June 6, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) February 15, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • troupe manager/director
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) May 24, 1846: 1 (2nd relevant article).
    Info in Record:
    • troupe history
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) June 20, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
  • Observer (London) June 27, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
  • Observer (London) July 1, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) March 1, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) March 8, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe manager/director
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) May 3, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) December 27, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) May 3, 1846: 1: 1 (2nd relevant ad).
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) January 18, 1846: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • Note: All info as in January 17 listing in John Bull (London)
    • troupe history
    • troupe size
    • other (troupe manager/director)
  • Observer (London) January 24, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
    • troupe reception

      (“in consequence of the continued demand for places…”)
  • Observer (London) February 14, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) May 10, 1846: 1: 1 (2nd relevant article).
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) May 10, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) July 12, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) January 31, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker

      (“the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders”)
    • troupe reception

      (“in consequence of the continued demand for places…”)
  • Observer (London) March 22, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) February 21, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:

      *Note: All other info as in February 14 listing in Observer (London)
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) May 17, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) April 5, 1846: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe reception

      (“owing to the unprecedented success of, and the universal satisfaction afforded by their performances”
  • Observer (London) January 10, 1847: ?.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) February 28, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:

      *Note: All other info as in February 14 listing in Observer (London)
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Observer (London) January 3, 1847: 1: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe moniker
  • Observer (London) April 12, 1846: 1: 1.
  • troupe reception

    (“owing to the unprecedented success of, and the universal satisfaction afforded by their performances”
  • Observer (London) March 28, 1847: 1.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar
    • troupe moniker
    • troupe reception
  • Sheffield Times September 29, 1849: 4: 2.
    Info in Record:
    • troupe calendar (though not the authentic Ethiopian Serenaders)
    • troupe history
    • troupe moniker
  • Theatrical Journal (London) January 24, 1846: 31:1-2.
  • Theatrical Journal (London) March 21, 1846: 96:2.
  • Theatrical Journal (London) February 14, 1846: 55:2.
  • Theatrical Journal (London) January 31, 1846: 39:2-40:1.
  • Theatrical Journal (London) January 31, 1846: 39:2-40:1.
  • University of Bristol, Theatre Collection Playbill (TR Bristol) - September 9, 1846