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| − | The [[Young Men’s Institute]] was an organization founded in Cape Town in 18**.
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| − | = The club and venue =
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| − | They initially met in the Mutual Hall, but in 1868 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]]==
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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 .
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 272-3,
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| − | [[P.J. du Toit]], 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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| − | [[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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| − | == For more information ==
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