Event | Blythe Waterland Serenaders | ||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Saloon of the Royal Hotel (1842-1914), Sydney, NSW | ||||||||||||||||
First Date | 3 April 1850 | ||||||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Professional | ||||||||||||||||
World Premiere | No | ||||||||||||||||
Part of a Tour | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Description | MR. BLYTHE WATERLAND embraces the present opportunity of
returning thanks for the very liberal patronage he received on Monday evening, the night of the Serenaders début ; and from the continued applause with which the Songs, &c , were received by a most fashionable and numerous audience, he has been induced to give a Second Ethiopian Concert in the Saloon of the Royal Hotel, this evening |
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Description Source | Advertisement | ||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Music Theatre | ||||||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Dance Music Minstrelsy |
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Further Information | An English minstrel troup brought to Australia in 1849 by Henry Burton, featuring 'Ethiopian Entertainments'. Only three of the troup were of African descent. This troup also toured to Parramatta, Windsor, Newcastle and Maitland. Information taken from From Minstrel Show to Vaudeville by Richard Waterhouse, New South Wales University Press, 1990. p.33. | ||||||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||
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Event Identifier | 141819 | ||||||||||||||||
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