The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #114594 Message #2446953
Posted By: Joybell
21-Sep-08 - 10:43 PM
Thread Name: 'Original FOUR Ethiopian Serenaders'?
Subject: RE: 'Original FOUR Ethiopian Serenaders'?
No his name was actually Barlow, Q. I agree his name should have been there. Can't think why it wasn't. He did settle in Australia early -- 1852. From here he continued to tour around the world. I know he toured in England in 1857.
He was a bit of a maverick usually performing alone or with his wife's help. He did, however, sometimes team up briefly with various troupes including at least two circuses. He rarely did "Billy Barlow" routines -- (although that's how I first became interested in him.) He did use the name Billy Barlow -- his name was Robert Barlow -- but was more often called "American Barlow", "Australian Barlow", "The Inimitable Barlow", "The Blue Tail'd Fly" or simply "Barlow".
He did team up with a Rainer for a while. I'll take a look there.
Thanks for your continued interest, Q.
Joy