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[[Anthony Nish]] (fl 1860s) was an American singer, musician and actor.

== Biography ==

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

A member of the "original" [[Christy Minstrels]] that visited South Africa in 1862, he was apparently excellent on the violin, and among his performances, he appeared in the [[burlesque]], ''[[La Somnambula]]''.

The company's successful appearances had a huge impact on popular entertainment in Cape Town and the country during the 19th century.

== Sources ==

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 139-140.

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		+	''Sydney Morning Herald'', 5 May, 1863[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13078075]
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		+	The Australian ''Circus History Society'' Website[https://barlowtheinimitablebluetailedfly.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/3/6/28364443/troupes_with_connections_to_barlow.pdf]
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		+	W.J. Mahar. 1999. ''Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture''. Volume 442 of ''Music in American life''. University of Illinois Press, 1999

	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 139-140.		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 139-140.

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	A member of the "original" [[Christy Minstrels]] that visited South Africa in 1862, he was apparently excellent on the violin, and among his performances, he appeared in the [[burlesque]], ''[[La Somnambula]]''.		A member of the "original" [[Christy Minstrels]] that visited South Africa in 1862, he was apparently excellent on the violin, and among his performances, he appeared in the [[burlesque]], ''[[La Somnambula]]''.
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		+	Nish would later have his own troupe, known as [[Nish's Christy Minstrels]].

	The company's successful appearances had a huge impact on popular entertainment in Cape Town and the country during the 19th century.		The company's successful appearances had a huge impact on popular entertainment in Cape Town and the country during the 19th century.