East London Theatre Archive

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Title	[Mixed playbill for The demon of the mist, or, The death watch ; The island ape ; Black Beard, the sea devil : Theatre Collections production file / New Royal Pavilion]
Corporate Author	Pavilion Theatre (Whitechapel Road, London, England)
Publication Details	1827.
Notes	At head of playbill: The proprietors have succeeding [sic] in engaging Monsieur Gouffe and Mr. T. Blanchard for six nights longer.
Performers	Cast includes: Mons. Gouffe (The Island Ape), Mr. T. Blanchard (Caesar, "the Favorite Negro"), Mr. Sanguor, Mr. Conquest.
Performance Date	Performance date: Monday, 27 August 1827, and during the week.
Summary	Playbill for the New Royal Pavilion's productions of: the melo-dramatic recreation, The demon of the mist, or, The death watch, written by Mr. Sanguor, with music composed by E. Woolf, Junior; The island ape; and Black Beard, the sea devil, with original vocal and instrumental music produced under the direction of Mr. T. Blanchard.
Names	Woolf, E., fl. 1827-1837. Demon of the mist, or, The death watch. Blanchard, Thomas, d. 1859. Gouffe, Monsieur. Conquest, Benjamin Oliver, 1805-1872. Blackbeard, d. 1718. Sanguor, Mr., fl. 1827. Sanguor Mr., fl. 1827. Demon of the mist, or, The death watch.
Subjects	Melodrama Apes
Form	Playbills -- England -- 1827.
Material	Playbill
Record Origin	Catalogued as part of the JISC East London Theatre Archive project.
Local Notes	The term "negro" was used historically to describe people of black (sub-Saharan) African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated in this record in its original historical context.
Local ID	38041007510951