Virginia Minstrels, The (1843), 19 Jun. 1843 -19 Jun. 1843, London

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Magic Show

Event Details

Venue Type: Theatre
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Type: Magic Show
Venue: Adelphi Theatre
Date: 19 June 1843-19 June 1843
Date notes: Monday evening; may have been subsequent performances during the week as well.

Bibliographic Sources

  • Era (London) June 18, 1843: 4:1.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Magic Show?
    • Troupe Name: “the four Virginia Minstrels”
    • Days & Times: “on Monday Evening, June 19, 1843”
    • Venue Name: “Theatre Royal, Adelphi”
    • Other Acts on Bill: “The Great Wizard of the North”?
    • Program Info: a “Grand Ethiopian Concert”
    • Other:
      (cost of engaging the minstrels)
  • Era (London) June 25, 1843: 5:4.
    Info in Record:
    • Performance Type:
      Magic Show?
    • Troupe Name: “four genuine Virginia Minstrels”
    • Venue Name: “Adelphi”
    • Other Acts on Bill: “The Wizard of the North”
    • Program Info: the minstrels “sing their peculiar melodies, accompanying themselves on the banjo, the fiddle, and the tambourine”; “dancing”, etc. See attached document scan for further particulars.
    • Other:
      description/review,
      other (minstrelsy context)