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Romah at the Crystal Palace

... impression, in the form of an advertisement, I explained that the melody, title, and cliorus,,belonging to a publislied American minstrel song, are common property here (no international copyright existing between this country and America), artd cray be legally ...

Published: Sunday 28 September 1873
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1007 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries

... Adams, Negro comedian, Adams, Edwin, American actor, aged 43, Philadelphia, October 28. Allen, George, vocalist, January 23. Al wart, Mons. Antoine, professor of music, aged 69, Oct. - Anderson, Miss Louise, American actress, Boston, Oct. 24. Armstrong ...

THEATRICAL, MUSICAL, AND EQUESTRIAN OBITUARY FOR 1878

... aged 37, February 23. D'Aste, Miss Lottie, gymnast, aged 26, May 18. Davenport, Miss Lily, American actress, Philadelphia, Jan. 1S. Davis, Lew, American minstrel comedian, August 3. Dawson, James, an old actor, well known in the West of England, aged 79 ...

Published: Sunday 05 January 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2633 | Page: 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Advertisements & Notices

... SEVENTH WEEK of the Great Original American L A V E TT ROUPE o the Mammoth Minstrel Organisatlon of the World. From the Liverpool Daily Post, Dee. 7tb:- Tne AcenRIcAs SLAvE TRouPi.--This excellent company of Neg, Minstrels entered upon the sixth week of ...

Published: Sunday 11 December 1870
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 5701 | Page: 15 | Tags: Advertisements & Notices 

THE COURT MINSTRELS

... THE COURT MINSTRELS. The popular Court Minstrels have taken possession of the Park Theatre for a few days, and on Whit Monday evening this clever troupe gave a performance which attracted a good r-'z~udrssvn Te novelty of seeing Minstrels arrayed in the ...

Published: Sunday 08 June 1879
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 434 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE MOHAWK MINSTRELS

... THE MOHAWK MINSTRELS. The Mohawk Minstrels took possession of the la-ge ?? at the Agricultural Hall, and, with a. new and interesting pro- graseme, comunenced onB Christnias Eve a mnost xsuccessful holi- dlay camn paignL. O~n Boxsing DaLY the audiences ...

Published: Sunday 02 January 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 758 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE MOHAWE MINSTRELS

... THE XOHAWK XINSTRELS. The above troupe of sable minstrels gave an entertainment Wednesday evening at the Store-street Concert Hall, in aid of t funds of the Universal Philanthropic Society. There hsa e attendance, but as the Mohawks' services were not ...

Published: Sunday 19 March 1871
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 585 | Page: 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE MISSISSIPPI MINSTRELS

... THE MISSISSIPPI MINSTRELS. A company of amateur Negro musicians and humorists, who call themselves The Mississippi Minstrels,' and are, we infer, connected with the establishments of Mr IV. Whiteley, of Westbourue-grove, since he is their president ...

Published: Sunday 27 December 1874
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 799 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE MISSISSIPPI MINSTRELS

... THE MISSISSIPPI MINSTRELS. These amateur Minstrels gave an entertainment on February 3d at St. George's HaU, and succeeded in obtaining a large audience. The programme was modelled after the pattern of the Moore and Burgess Minstrels, and several of the ...

Published: Sunday 11 February 1877
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 926 | Page: 4 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE CANADIAN MINSTRELS

... THE CANADIAN MINSTRELS. That the gentlemen connected with the establishment of Messrs J. Shoolbred and Co. who form the above-named troupe have numerous admirers has never been more fully shown during the six years that the company has existed, than on ...

Published: Sunday 02 April 1876
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 954 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE COURT MINSTRELS

... THE COURT MINSTRELS. On Saturday last the Court Minstrels (Messrs Liverm ore Brothers, Proprietors) commenced a campaign of nineteen nights at the Standard Theatre with every promise of successful results. The audience on Saturday night was large, and ...

Published: Sunday 21 July 1878
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 973 | Page: 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE COURT MINSTRELS AT GREENWICH

... Theatre with the impression that the success attending the efforts of the Court Minstrels was well deserved. THE ALEXANDRA PALACE. On Tuesday there was quite an American fete at the Alexandra Palace to welcome the ex-President of America. The Lord Mayor ...

Published: Sunday 24 June 1877
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 933 | Page: 3 | Tags: News