Mr Coppin's Farewell Benefit | Angeline le Lis | The Ethiopian Serenaders

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Event Mr Coppin's Farewell Benefit | Angeline le Lis | The Ethiopian Serenaders
Venue New Queen's Theatre (1846-1850), Adelaide, SA
First Date 27 January 1848
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Mr Coppin took his farewell benefit last night at the Queen's Theatre, and truly he had a bumper. We have never seen the house more crowded. The pieces went off well, and a Nigger Song afforded much amusement. There were several arch hits in Billy Barlow. At the conclusion of the performances, Mr Coppin was called for, and bade the audience a brief adieu. The entertainments included a French drama, entitled Angeline le Lis; or Le Triste de Caeur, Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures, songs, farces Deaf as a Post and Turn Out, comic dance and the only appearance of The Ethiopian Serenaders in Adelaide.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Dance
Music
Variety
Song
Lecture
Minstrelsy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
George Coppin Actor
Maria Coppin Actor
George Coppin Administrator: Theatre Manager
Douglass Dancer Comic Dance
John Thomas Haines Playwright
George Coppin Publicist
Oliffe Singer
Peters Singer Comic Song
Caudle Speaker Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures
Works
Text Nationality England
Ethiopia
France
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information At this farewell show, The Ethiopian Serenaders made their first and only appearance in Adelaide, and sang their very popular melodies "Mary Blane" and the "Boatman of the Ohio" accompanying themselves on the banjo, fiddle and tambourine.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71610343
Web https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8762339
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 207952