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''under the direction of Mr. Francis. Charles Durang wrote of the Abercrombie sisters: "They were the first who brought the'' | ''under the direction of Mr. Francis. Charles Durang wrote of the Abercrombie sisters: "They were the first who brought the'' | ||
''altered operatic style of dancing to the country. As dancers, they were not first-rate; but they performed neat 'terre-á-terre' steps'' | ''altered operatic style of dancing to the country. As dancers, they were not first-rate; but they performed neat 'terre-á-terre' steps'' | ||
''with occasional 'entrechats', and their attitudes were grace itself.'' <ref>Lynn Matluck Brooks, '''John Durang: Man of the American Stage''', 2011, </ref> | ''with occasional 'entrechats', and their attitudes were grace itself."'' <ref>Lynn Matluck Brooks, '''John Durang: Man of the American Stage''', 2011, </ref> | ||
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BROADSWORD HORNPIPE, THE. English, Scottish; Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. According to Brown & Stratton's British Musical Biography (1769-1841), the "Broadside Hornpipe" was the composition of violinist and composer James Sanderson, born in Workington, Cumberland. Sanderson composed music for operas, pantomimes and dramas, as well as incidental pieces. The tune was published on a single sheet (with "Shawl Dance (1)") in Baltimore in 1813, with the heading "As Performed by the Misses Abercrombie at the New Theatre." William Burke Wood, in his memoir Person Recollections of the Stage (1855), writes that the Abercrombie sisters were with his troupe in the 1813-1814 season in Philadelphia, and called them "clever dancers" who "became general favorites."
During this season [1812-1813] competition emerged from the Southwark Theatre. Irish dancers, the Misses Abercrombie and their brother James, were featured there in ballets, pantomimes, and melodramas. But the Abercrombies found the Southwark clientele rude and unmanageable, so the sisters accepted contracts with the Chestnut Street, allowing the Philadelphia players to present such lovely ballets as Little Red Riding Hood, Foundling of the Forest, and Mirth by Moonlight, usually under the direction of Mr. Francis. Charles Durang wrote of the Abercrombie sisters: "They were the first who brought the altered operatic style of dancing to the country. As dancers, they were not first-rate; but they performed neat 'terre-á-terre' steps with occasional 'entrechats', and their attitudes were grace itself." [1]
- ↑ Lynn Matluck Brooks, John Durang: Man of the American Stage, 2011,