House of Commons

Event Information

Venue(s):
House of Commons

Proprietor / Lessee:
Robert Smith [House of Commons]

Price: Free

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
30 June 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Dec 1864, Evening

Program Details

The program also included the “Music Publishing” baritone.

Performers and/or Works Performed

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"Ship on fire, The"

aka Ship on fire, man the life boat, The; Ship's on fire, The

Composer(s): Russell

Text Author: Mackay

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LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Spoil Harmony Quartet

Citations

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Advertisement: New York Herald, 24 December 1864, 7.

“[T]he gala night of the season. The laughable ‘Pigs,’ the ‘Ship on Fire,’ Jack Tar, the ‘Spot of Gin’ boniface [?], the ‘Music Publishing’ baritone, and the ‘Spoil Harmony’ quartette will appear.”