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'''Ukuqomisa''' ("Courting") a Zulu [[Tribal sketches|tribal sketch]] devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast form his [[Lucky Stars]], and performed in Natal between 1929-1936. A didactic play which showed how to win a young girl's heart with the aid of charms. It also dealt with the tradition which forbids the marriage of a younger sister until the elder sisters are wed.
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Performed mostly in Natal, between 1929 and 1936.
  
'''Ukuqomisa''' ("Courting") a Zulu [[Tribal sketches|tribal sketch]] devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast form his [[Lucky Stars]], and performed in Natal between 1929-1936.
 
  
 
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== Sources ==
  
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[[David Coplan]], 1985; [[Robert Kavanagh]], 1985 and [[Loren Kruger]], 1999)
  
 
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Ukuqomisa ("Courting") a Zulu tribal sketch devised by Esau Mthethwa and the cast form his Lucky Stars, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936. A didactic play which showed how to win a young girl's heart with the aid of charms. It also dealt with the tradition which forbids the marriage of a younger sister until the elder sisters are wed. Performed mostly in Natal, between 1929 and 1936.


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David Coplan, 1985; Robert Kavanagh, 1985 and Loren Kruger, 1999)

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