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[[Mr Durban]] (''fl.'' mid 19th century) was a Cape Town resident and amateur performer.

== Biography ==

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

He was a member of the [[Cape Town Theatrical Club]] (later to become the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]) in the period 1858-1861.

He is mentioned by Bosman (1980) as performing songs as an interlude,

== Sources ==

[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II: 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]].

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 He is mentioned by Bosman (1980) as performing songs, as an interlude, on 17 July 1860 during performances by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] of ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Schiller/Barnett) and ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne).
-He also led a minstrels troupe known as the [[Ethiopian Minstrels]] (or [[D'Urban's Ethiopian Minstrels]], that participated in a "Grand Entertainment" put on by [[Mr St George]] in March of 1861. They performed a "Variety of Negro Melodies" on the occasion.
+He also led a minstrels troupe known as the [[Ethiopian Minstrels]] (or [[D'Urban's Ethiopian Minstrels]]), that participated in a "Grand Entertainment" put on by [[Mr St George]] in March of 1861. They performed a "Variety of Negro Melodies" on the occasion.
 == Sources ==

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 He is mentioned by Bosman (1980) as performing songs, as an interlude, on 17 July 1860 during performances by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] of ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Schiller/Barnett) and ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne).
-He also led a minstrels troupe known as the [[The Ethiopian Minstrels]] (or [[D'Urban's Ethiopian Minstrels]], that participated in a "Grand Entertainment" put on by [[Mr St George]] in March of 1861. They performed a "Variety of Negro Melodies" on the occasion.
+He also led a minstrels troupe known as the [[Ethiopian Minstrels]] (or [[D'Urban's Ethiopian Minstrels]], that participated in a "Grand Entertainment" put on by [[Mr St George]] in March of 1861. They performed a "Variety of Negro Melodies" on the occasion.
 == Sources ==

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 He is mentioned by Bosman (1980) as performing songs, as an interlude, on 17 July 1860 during performances by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] of ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Schiller/Barnett) and ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne).
-He also led a minstrels troupe known as the [[Ethiopian Minstrels]] (or [[D'Urban's Ethiopian Minstrels]], that participated in a "Grand Entertainment" put on by [[Mr St George]] in March of 1861. They performed a "Variety of Negro Melodies" on the occasion.
+He also led a minstrels troupe known as the [[The Ethiopian Minstrels]] (or [[D'Urban's Ethiopian Minstrels]], that participated in a "Grand Entertainment" put on by [[Mr St George]] in March of 1861. They performed a "Variety of Negro Melodies" on the occasion.
 == Sources ==

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He was a member of the [[Cape Town Theatrical Club]] (later to become the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]) in the period 1858-1861.
+He was a member of and a leading performer for the [[Cape Town Theatrical Club]] (later to become the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]]) in the period 1858-1861.
-He is mentioned by Bosman (1980) as performing songs, as an interlude, on 17 July 1860 during performances by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] of ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Schiller/Barnett) and ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne). He apparently also had
+He is mentioned by Bosman (1980) as performing songs, as an interlude, on 17 July 1860 during performances by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] of ''[[Power and Principle]]'' (Schiller/Barnett) and ''[[Two Heads are Better than One]]'' (Horne).
 == Sources ==

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 [[Mr Durban]] (''fl.'' mid 19th century) was a Cape Town resident and amateur performer.
-Also found as [[Mr D'Urban]] or [[Mr D'urban]]
+Also found as '''[[Mr D'Urban]]''' or '''[[Mr D'urban]]'''
 == Biography ==

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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II: 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]].
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II: 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.155-6, 160-2, 171, 179
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]