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The Sable Brothers, delineators of Ethiopian characters : will appear at [blank] on [blank].

Title

Broadside advertising a performance of The Sable Brothers in San Juan, with blanks for place and date of performance. Includes set list for programme.; "This Company consists of the following well-known performers: Mr. C. Morrell, banjoist and accordeonist [i.e. accordionist];Mr. J. Wallace, the unr Show moreBroadside advertising a performance of The Sable Brothers in San Juan, with blanks for place and date of performance. Includes set list for programme.; "This Company consists of the following well-known performers: Mr. C. Morrell, banjoist and accordeonist [i.e. accordionist];Mr. J. Wallace, the unrivalled [sic] banjoist and Negro delineator;Mr. G. Bishop, the nonpareil character dancer and bone player;Mr. J.L. Bernard, the tambroinist [i.e. tambourinist] and delineator;Mr. J. Neale, the favorite ballad singer."; Rare Books Banjo copy has handwritten notation of place and date of performance: San Juan, 1858. Show less

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Title

The Sable Brothers, delineators of Ethiopian characters : will appear at [blank] on [blank]

Publisher

Commercial Steam Presses

Place Published

San Francisco

Date

1858

Extent

1 image

Notes

Broadside advertising a performance of The Sable Brothers in San Juan, with blanks for place and date of performance. Includes set list for programme.; "This Company consists of the following well-known performers: Mr. C. Morrell, banjoist and accordeonist [i.e. accordionist];Mr. J. Wallace, the unrivalled [sic] banjoist and Negro delineator;Mr. G. Bishop, the nonpareil character dancer and bon... Show moreBroadside advertising a performance of The Sable Brothers in San Juan, with blanks for place and date of performance. Includes set list for programme.; "This Company consists of the following well-known performers: Mr. C. Morrell, banjoist and accordeonist [i.e. accordionist];Mr. J. Wallace, the unrivalled [sic] banjoist and Negro delineator;Mr. G. Bishop, the nonpareil character dancer and bone player;Mr. J.L. Bernard, the tambroinist [i.e. tambourinist] and delineator;Mr. J. Neale, the favorite ballad singer."; Rare Books Banjo copy has handwritten notation of place and date of performance: San Juan, 1858. Show less

Subjects

Broadsides -- United States -- 19th century.
Minstrel shows.
Blackface entertainers.

Local ID

yhm-spe-ban-bro-min-002

Identifier

hamLibSparc:12367060
local: yhm-spe-ban-bro-min-002

Is Part of

Hamilton College Library Digital Collections
Banjo Collection