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−	~~The~~ [[~~African~~ Minstrels~~]] was a [[minstrels]] group active in Cape Town in ''circa'' 1862.~~	+	#REDIRECT[[Minstrels]]
−	~~== The company ==~~
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−	Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [[Colour Sergeant Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an [[Interlude]] during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men\|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
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−	Though it is tempting to assume otherwise in this case, the rank of "Colour Sergeant" does '''not''' mean that Heaven was from an [[African]] corps of some kind, it is in fact a specific rank of non-commissioned officer found in several armies[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_sergeant]. It is likely though that his cast of [[Minstrels]] consisted of ensigns under his care.
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−	~~'''See also [[Minstrels]]'''~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_sergeant~~
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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. 167~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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 Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [[Colour Sergeant Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an [[Interlude]] during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
-Though it is tempting to assume otherwise in this case, the rank of "Colour Sergeant" does not mean that Heaven was from an African corps of some kind, it is in fact a specific rank of non-commissioned officer found in several armies[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_sergeant].
+Though it is tempting to assume otherwise in this case, the rank of "Colour Sergeant" does '''not''' mean that Heaven was from an [[African]] corps of some kind, it is in fact a specific rank of non-commissioned officer found in several armies[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_sergeant]. It is likely though that his cast of [[Minstrels]] consisted of ensigns under his care.
 '''See also [[Minstrels]]'''

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 == The company ==
-Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [["Colour Sergeant" Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an [[Interlude]] during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
+Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [[Colour Sergeant Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an [[Interlude]] during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
-Given the title borne by [[Sergeant Heaven]],  the troupe could possibly have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
+Though it is tempting to assume otherwise in this case, the rank of "Colour Sergeant" does not mean that Heaven was from an African corps of some kind, it is in fact a specific rank of non-commissioned officer found in several armies[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_sergeant].
 '''See also [[Minstrels]]'''
 == Sources ==
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 167

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-The [[African Minstrels]] was a [[minstrels]] group in Cape Town in ''circa'' 1862.
+The [[African Minstrels]] was a [[minstrels]] group active in Cape Town in ''circa'' 1862.
 == The company ==
-Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [["Colour Sergeant" Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an interlude during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
+Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [["Colour Sergeant" Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an [[Interlude]] during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
-Given the title borne by [[Sergeant Heaven]],  the troupe may have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
+Given the title borne by [[Sergeant Heaven]],  the troupe could possibly have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
 '''See also [[Minstrels]]'''

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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 167
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [[Captain Heaven]] [["Coloured Captain" Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an interlude during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
-Given the title borne by [[Captain Heaven]] the troupe may have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
+Given the title borne by [[Captain Heaven]] [[Sergeant Heaven]],  the troupe may have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
 '''See also [[Minstrels]]'''