Victoria Loftus Troupe
The Victoria Loftus Troupe (also billed as The Victoria Loftus Troupe of Blondes and The Victoria Loftus British Blondes) was a touring burlesque theatre company led by Victoria Loftus and Minnie Esmond.
The Victoria Loftus British Blondes Troupe introduced burlesque to the U.S. during their 1868 American tour. They toured Australia and New Zealand in 1879 and 1880.
In August 1881 they performed in Durban.
Productions
Productions staged by them in South Africa include:
1881: Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly
1882: Rip Van Winkle, or The Sleep of Twenty Years
Sources
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5964668
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133855901
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