Theatre audience et al. in London Pavilion, London, England - between at the end of the 1830's and in the beginning of the 1850's
from Reminiscences of a Country Journalist, page 162:
I was a frequent visitor at that time to the [London Pavilion Music-hall], where I on more than one occasion witnessed Redmond’s performance, or as much of it as was done under the eyes of the spectators. His arms were securely bound with a cord, and he then sat down in a cabinet placed on the platform, and was bound to the seat. The door was then closed, and in less than three minutes an accordion was played and a tambourine banged in the cabinet. In a few … more >>
Thomas Frost, Reminiscences of a Country Journalist (London, 1886), p. 162. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1665924410708 accessed: 6 December, 2024
Listeners
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Listening to
hide composers| unspecified accordion music | |
| tambourine playing | performed by Redmond |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between at the end of the 1830's and in the beginning of the 1850's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Thomas Frost was fascinated by and wrote books about magic and circus performance: Circus Life and Circus Celebrities (1875), Old Showmen and the Old London Fairs (1875) and what is considered the first significant history of magic, Lives of the Conjurors (1876).