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== The venue ==
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= The club and venue =
  
 
They initially met in the Mutual Hall, but in 1868 when the Cape Town Institute and Club Limited opened their own new building in Burg Street,  
 
They initially met in the Mutual Hall, but in 1868 when the Cape Town Institute and Club Limited opened their own new building in Burg Street,  
  
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= Theatrical activities and entertainments=
  
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The [[Young Men’s Institute]] hosted a popular [[entertainments]] (mainly "Literary" and "Musical") in Cape Town from 1867 to 1870.
  
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== [[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]==
  
== Theatrical activities ==
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During the heyday of the minstrelsy period (circa 1870), the club hosted an amateur dramatic society which was informally known as the [[Amateur Christy's]] or  '''[[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]'''. They initially performed in the [[Mutual Hall]], but in 1868, when the [[Cape Town Institute and Club Limited]]  opened their own new building in Burg Street, they used that as their normal venue. performed in the Institute's building in .
 
 
 
 
The [[Young Men’s Institute]] hosted a popular [[entertainments]] (mainly "Literary" and "Musical") in Cape Town from 1867 to 1870. The amateur dramatic society was informally known as the [[Amateur Christy's]] or  [[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]. They initially performed in the [[Mutual Hall]], but in 1868, when the [[Cape Town Institute and Club Limited]]  opened their own new building in Burg Street, they used that as their normal venue. performed in the Institute's building in .
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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== For more information ==
 
== For more information ==
  
See also '''[[Minstrel shows in South Africa]]''' on the concept of minstrelsy.
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Revision as of 05:53, 3 September 2018

The Young Men’s Institute was an organization founded in Cape Town in 18**.


The club and venue

They initially met in the Mutual Hall, but in 1868 when the Cape Town Institute and Club Limited opened their own new building in Burg Street,

Theatrical activities and entertainments

The Young Men’s Institute hosted a popular entertainments (mainly "Literary" and "Musical") in Cape Town from 1867 to 1870.

Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s

During the heyday of the minstrelsy period (circa 1870), the club hosted an amateur dramatic society which was informally known as the Amateur Christy's or Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s. They initially performed in the Mutual Hall, but in 1868, when the Cape Town Institute and Club Limited opened their own new building in Burg Street, they used that as their normal venue. performed in the Institute's building in .

Sources

P.J. du Toit, 1988[JH]


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