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 : He was part of a cast of amateurs used by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company on 14 May 1868 for a programme that consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). Specifically mentioned as singing an interlude as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte".
-He is also mentioned in connection with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institute]] ([[Y.M.I.]]) and
+He is also mentioned in connection with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institute]] ([[Y.M.I.]]), for which he is mentioned as giving occasional lectures, often accompanied by musical entertainment by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] and other [[Christy]]-style entertainers, possibly also Blanckenburg himself.
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 : He was part of a cast of amateurs used by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company on 14 May 1868 for a programme that consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). Specifically mentioned as singing an interlude as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte".
-He is also mentioned in connection with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institiute]] ([[Y.M.I.]]) and
+He is also mentioned in connection with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institute]] ([[Y.M.I.]]) and
 == Sources ==

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 : He was part of a cast of amateurs used by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company on 14 May 1868 for a programme that consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). Specifically mentioned as singing an interlude as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte".
-He is also mentioned in connection with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institiute]] and
+He is also mentioned in connection with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institiute]] ([[Y.M.I.]]) and
 == Sources ==

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	1868: He was part of a cast of amateurs used by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company on 14 May 1868 for a programme that consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). Specifically mentioned as singing an interlude as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte".		1868: He was part of a cast of amateurs used by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company on 14 May 1868 for a programme that consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). Specifically mentioned as singing an interlude as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte".
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		+	He is also mentioned in connection with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institiute]] and

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-: He was part of a cast of amateurs used by the [[Le Roy]] company on 14 May 1868 for a programme that consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). Specifically mentioned as singing an interlude as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte".
+: He was part of a cast of amateurs used by the [[Le Roy and Duret]] company on 14 May 1868 for a programme that consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). Specifically mentioned as singing an interlude as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte".
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 == Biography ==
-He seems to have been a Cape Town resident and amateur singer and performer. Particularly mention as being adept at "character singing", ''inter alia'' singing as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte" as part of an evening's entertainment put on by the [[Le Roy]] company on 14 May 1868. The programme also consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). No doubt he also performed in the musical pieces as well.
+He seems to have been a Cape Town resident and amateur singer and performer. Particularly mentioned as being adept at "character singing".
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
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		+	He seems to have been a Cape Town resident and amateur singer and performer. Particularly mention as being adept at "character singing", ''inter alia'' singing as "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte" as part of an evening's entertainment put on by the [[Le Roy]] company on 14 May 1868. The programme also consisted of ''[[The Lady and the Devil]]'' (Clarence), act 3 of ''[[The Octoroon]]'' (Boucicault) and ''[[A Comical Countess]]'' (Brough). No doubt he also performed in the musical pieces as well.

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

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−	[[ J. Russouw Blanckenberg]] (fl.)	+	[[J. Russouw Blanckenberg]] (fl 1860s) was an amateur actor and singer
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		+	Also found as '''[[J. R. Blanckenberg]]''', '''[[Russouw Blanckenberg]]''' or '''[[R. Blanckenberg]]'''.
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		+	== Biography ==
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		+	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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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.
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