Ethiopian Singers, St. James Theatre. For the benefit of the Ethiopian Serenaders, Pell, White, Harrington, Stanwood, and Germon, And most Positively their Last Appearance in London this Season, Thursday Evening Next, August the 6th. … under the direction of Mr. J.A. Dumbolton

[London? ca. 1846–47.]. Playbill, 8” x 5”, with embossed ornamental border. CONDITION: Very good, old fold, one spot at bottom right corner above border, residue of old paper tape on verso, probably from mounting in a scrapbook. This playbill was produced during a year-long tour of London by the Boston-based blackface minstrel troupe the Ethiopian Serenaders, who performed during the 1840s and 1850s. The program includes three parts and a finale, with songs such as Old Tar River, The Virginny State, Old Dan Tucker, a new song Mary Blane, a Burlesque Lecture on Phrenology and Mesmerism, and the finale, The Popular Railroad Overture. (Inventory #: 7284)