English impresario and entertainer
Barnett Nathan
Caricature of Nathan from the satirical magazine The Man in the Moon (1847)
Born 1793 (1793 ) Died 6 December 1856(1856-12-06) (aged 62–63) Burial place Bancroft Road Jewish Cemetery, Covent Garden Other names Baron of Rosherville Spouse
Caroline Buckley
(
m. 1816)
Relatives Isaac Nathan (brother)
Barnett Nathan (1793 – 6 December 1856), known professionally as Baron Nathan , was an English impresario dancing master . He acted for many years as master of ceremonies and managing director at Rosherville Gardens .[ 1]
Biography
Barnett Nathan was born in Canterbury , the youngest child of Jewish parents Mary (née GoldsmidHebrew name Baruch ben Menachem.[ 2] Polish -born father was cantor of the local synagogue .[ 3] Isaac Nathan , would come to be an accomplished musician and composer,[ 4] harpist .[ 5] eloped with Caroline Buckley of Bristol , the sister of Isaac's second wife.[ 6] [ 2]
A venture into music publishing with Isaac ended in bankruptcy ,[ 7] dancing instructor in Kennington . There he opened a dance academy ,[ 8] dancing at the Tivoli Gardens in Margate .[ 3] master of ceremonies and managing director at Rosherville Gardens in Gravesend , Kent ,[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] benefit nights he would perform his famous 'egg dance', which consisted of dancing the hornpipe blindfolded on a stage that was covered in eggs and teaware .[ 12]
He died at his home on 6 December 1856 from the rupture of a blood vessel in the head,[ 13] Covent Garden .[ 14]
Parodies
Nathan was a well-known personality, who was frequently parodied in the satirical magazines Diogenes [ 15] The Puppet-Show [ 16] The Comic Almanack ,[ 17] Punch [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] Robin Hood and Richard Cœur de Lion , an opera burlesque by Joachim Hayward Stocqueler , Shirley Brooks , and Charles Kenney , the titular character declares:
This ready courtesy's beyond belief.[ 26]
References
public domain : Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman (1905). "Nathan, Barnett (known as Baron Nathan)" . In Singer, Isidore ; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia
^ Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman (1905). "Nathan, Barnett (known as Baron Nathan)" . In Singer, Isidore ; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia ^ a b Phillips, Olga S. (1940). Isaac Nathan, Friend of Byron Minerva Publishing Company . OCLC 11569149 . ^ a b Lewis, David R. (2015). "Barnett 'Baron' Nathan, 1793–1856" (PDF) . Canterbury Historical and Archaeological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021 . ^ Peacock, Jonathan (2011). "Rosherville Gardens: An Epitome of Victorian England". Garden History . 39 (1): 64– 82. JSTOR 41411772 . ^ Mackerras, Catherine (1963). The Hebrew Melodist: A Life of Isaac Nathan . Sydney: Currawong. p. 9. ^ "Register of marriages, Saint Leonard, Streatham" (April 1813 – June 1837). London Borough of Lambeth , Series: Church of England Parish Registers, ID: P95/LEN/070. London: London Metropolitan Archives . ^ Conway, David (2011). Jewry in Music: Entry to the Profession from the Enlightenment to Richard Wagner . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press . p. 97. doi :10.1017/CBO9781139058483 . ISBN 978-1-139-05848-3 ^ Lightman, Bernard; Zon, Bennett, eds. (2020). Victorian Culture and the Origin of Disciplines Routledge . ISBN 978-1-000-12417-0 ^ Rubens, Alfred (1935). Anglo-Jewish Portraits: A Biographical Catalogue of Engraved Anglo-Jewish and Colonial Portraits from the Earliest Times to the Accession of Queen Victoria The Jewish Museum . ^ Boast, Frederic (1897). "Nathan, Baron" . Modern English Biography . Vol. II. Truro: Netherton & Worth. p. 1086. ^ Smith, Lynda (2006). The Place to Spend a Happy Day: A History of Rosherville Gardens . Gravesend: Gravesend Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-9548137-4-1 ^ Brown, Malcolm (1996–1998). "The Jews of Gravesend before 1915". Jewish Historical Studies . 35 : 119– 139. JSTOR 29779982 . ^ Reynolds, George W. M. , ed. (21 December 1856). "Miscellaneous" Reynolds's Newspaper ^ Rubens, Alfred (1970–1973). "Jews and the English Stage, 1667—1850". Transactions & Miscellanies . 24 . Jewish Historical Society of England : 162. JSTOR 29778809 . ^ "Ode to Baron Nathan" . Diogenes 2 . London: 286. 1853.^ "Baron Nathan Considered as a Polygamist and a Blind Man" . The Puppet-Show 1 . London: 197. 1848.^ "Stanzas Suggested by a View of Rosherville" . The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities . 2 . London: Chatto and Windus: 124. 1846.^ "Assumption of Aristocracy" . Punch, or the London Charivari IV . London: Bradbury and Evans: 204. 1843.^ Punch, or the London Charivari ^ "To a Discerning Public" . Punch, or the London Charivari X . London: Bradbury and Evans: 283. 1846.^ Punch, or the London Charivari ^ "The Opening of Parliament" . Punch, or the London Charivari XII . London: Bradbury and Evans: 49. 1847.^ Punch, or the London Charivari ^ "Baron Nathan on the Bench" . Punch, or the London Charivari XV . London: Bradbury and Evans: 156. 1848.^ "A Chinese Puzzle" . Punch, or the London Charivari XXI . London: Bradbury and Evans: 19. 1851.^ Cook, Dutton (1 November 1882). Scott, Clement (ed.). "An Old Burlesque" . The Theatre: A Monthly Review and Magazine . VI . London: Charles Dickens & Evans : 270.
