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 Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 (1927?*) by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region.
-Their performances consisted of songs, “[[Tribal sketches|tribal sketches]]”, dances, choral singing, in reconstructed [[Zulu]] costumes and the Zulu language, but apparently influenced by the European illusionist set to provide realistic painted backdrops to the sketches. The contents often historical and mythical stories and songs about the glorious Zulu past and an idyllic rural past. The performances were hugely popular with black workers and rural audiences. These included [[Ukuqomisa]] (Courting) and [[Umthakathi]] (Witch), devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936.
+Their performances consisted of songs, “[[Tribal sketches|tribal sketches]]”, dances, choral singing, in reconstructed [[Zulu]] costumes and the Zulu language, but apparently influenced by the European illusionist set to provide realistic painted backdrops to the sketches. The contents often historical and mythical stories and songs about the glorious Zulu past and an idyllic rural past. The performances were hugely popular with black workers and rural audiences. These included ''[[Ukuqomisa]]'' (Courting) and ''[[Umthakathi]]'' (Witch), devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936.
 In 1936 they were “discovered” while playing at the [[Bantu Sports Club]] in Durban by [[Bertha Slosberg]], and in the same year performed for white and other audiences under her auspices at the [[Durban City Hall]] (March), the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]]  in Johannesburg (May), and at the [[Empire Exhibition]] in October. The group apparently disbanded in 1937.
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 '''[[Mthethwa Lucky Stars]]''' is an early-twentieth century performance group.
-([[Ian Steadman]] apparently has [[Mthethwe Lucky Stars]], other publications, such as [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] 1985, have [[Metetwa Lucky Stars]] or [[Methethwe Lucky Stars]] (Van Heerden, 2008). Also known simply as the [[Lucky Stars]]).
+[[Ian Steadman]] apparently has [[Mthethwe Lucky Stars]], other publications, such as [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] 1985, have [[Metetwa Lucky Stars]] or [[Methethwe Lucky Stars]] (Van Heerden, 2008). Also known simply as the [[Lucky Stars]].
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-([[Ian Steadman]] apparently has '''[[Mthethwe Lucky Stars]]''', other publications, such as [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] 1985, have '''[[Metetwa Lucky Stars]]'''. Also known simply as the '''[[Lucky Stars]]''').
+'''[[Mthethwa Lucky Stars]]''' is an early-twentieth century performance group.
 Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 (1927?*) by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region.
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 In 1936 they were “discovered” while playing at the [[Bantu Sports Club]] in Durban by [[Bertha Slosberg]], and in the same year performed for white and other audiences under her auspices at the [[Durban City Hall]] (March), the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]]  in Johannesburg (May), and at the [[Empire Exhibition]] in October. The group apparently disbanded in 1937.
 == Sources ==
 [[David Coplan]], 1985; [[Robert Kavanagh]], 1985 and [[Loren Kruger]], 1999)
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−	([[Ian Steadman]] apparently has '''Mthethwe Lucky Stars''', other publications, such as [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] 1985, have '''Metetwa Lucky Stars'''. Also known simply as the '''[[Lucky Stars]]''').	+	([[Ian Steadman]] apparently has '''[[Mthethwe Lucky Stars]]''', other publications, such as [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] 1985, have '''[[Metetwa Lucky Stars]]'''. Also known simply as the '''[[Lucky Stars]]''').

	Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 (1927?*) by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region.		Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 (1927?*) by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region.

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−	([[Ian Steadman]] apparently has '''Mthethwe Lucky Stars''', other publications, such as [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] 1985, have '''Metetwa Lucky Stars'''. Also known simply as the [[Lucky Stars]]).	+	([[Ian Steadman]] apparently has '''Mthethwe Lucky Stars''', other publications, such as [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] 1985, have '''Metetwa Lucky Stars'''. Also known simply as the '''[[Lucky Stars]]''').

	Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 (1927?*) by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region.		Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 (1927?*) by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region.

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−	[[Ian Steadman]] apparently has '''Mthethwe Lucky Stars'''~~. Also known simply as the [[Lucky Stars]]). Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups~~, ~~founded in 1929 by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]]~~, ~~influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the~~ [[~~Marianhill Mission School~~]], ~~they drew their casts mainly from the~~ [[~~Amanzimtoti College~~]]~~, and performed mainly in the Natal region~~. Their performances consisted of songs, “[[Tribal sketches\|tribal sketches]]”, dances, choral singing, in reconstructed [[Zulu]] costumes and the Zulu language, but apparently influenced by the European illusionist set to provide realistic painted backdrops to the sketches. The contents often historical and mythical stories and songs about the glorious Zulu past and an idyllic rural past, the ~~performances were hugely popular with black workers and rural audiences. These included~~ [[Ukuqomisa]] (Courting) and [[Umthakathi]] (Witch), devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936. In 1936 they were “discovered” while playing at the [[Bantu Sports Club]] in Durban by [[Bertha Slosberg]], and in the same year performed for white and other audiences under her auspices at the [[Durban City Hall]] (March), the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]] ~~in Johannesburg (May~~)~~, and at the [[Empire Exhibition]] in October. The group apparently disbanded in 1937~~.	+	([[Ian Steadman]] apparently has '''Mthethwe Lucky Stars''', other publications, such as [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] 1985, have [[Metetwa Lucky Stars]]. Also known simply as the [[Lucky Stars]]).

		+	Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 (1927?*) by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region.

−	~~MTHETHWA LUCKY STARS~~ [Steadman apparently has Mthethwe, ~~other books such as Hauptfleisch 1985~~, ~~Metetwa~~ ] . ~~One of~~ the ~~better known~~ and ~~more influential of the early African vaudeville groups, founded in 1929~~ (1927?) by ~~Isaac~~ Mthethwa and ~~his brother Esau Mthethwa. See Lucky Stars~~.	+	Their performances consisted of songs, “[[Tribal sketches\|tribal sketches]]”, dances, choral singing, in reconstructed [[Zulu]] costumes and the Zulu language, but apparently influenced by the European illusionist set to provide realistic painted backdrops to the sketches. The contents often historical and mythical stories and songs about the glorious Zulu past and an idyllic rural past. The performances were hugely popular with black workers and rural audiences. These included [[Ukuqomisa]] (Courting) and [[Umthakathi]] (Witch), devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936.

		+	In 1936 they were “discovered” while playing at the [[Bantu Sports Club]] in Durban by [[Bertha Slosberg]], and in the same year performed for white and other audiences under her auspices at the [[Durban City Hall]] (March), the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]] in Johannesburg (May), and at the [[Empire Exhibition]] in October. The group apparently disbanded in 1937.

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−	(Also known as the [[Lucky Stars]]). Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region. Their performances consisted of songs, “[[Tribal sketches\|tribal sketches]]”, dances, choral singing, in reconstructed [[Zulu]] costumes and the Zulu language, but apparently influenced by the European illusionist set to provide realistic painted backdrops to the sketches. The contents often historical and mythical stories and songs about the glorious Zulu past and an idyllic rural past, the performances were hugely popular with black workers and rural audiences. These included [[Ukuqomisa]] (Courting) and [[Umthakathi]] (Witch), devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936. In 1936 they were “discovered” while playing at the [[Bantu Sports Club]] in Durban by [[Bertha Slosberg]], and in the same year performed for white and other audiences under her auspices at the [[Durban City Hall]] (March), the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]] in Johannesburg (May), and at the [[Empire Exhibition]] in October. The group apparently disbanded in 1937.	+	[[Ian Steadman]] apparently has '''Mthethwe Lucky Stars'''. Also known simply as the [[Lucky Stars]]). Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region. Their performances consisted of songs, “[[Tribal sketches\|tribal sketches]]”, dances, choral singing, in reconstructed [[Zulu]] costumes and the Zulu language, but apparently influenced by the European illusionist set to provide realistic painted backdrops to the sketches. The contents often historical and mythical stories and songs about the glorious Zulu past and an idyllic rural past, the performances were hugely popular with black workers and rural audiences. These included [[Ukuqomisa]] (Courting) and [[Umthakathi]] (Witch), devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936. In 1936 they were “discovered” while playing at the [[Bantu Sports Club]] in Durban by [[Bertha Slosberg]], and in the same year performed for white and other audiences under her auspices at the [[Durban City Hall]] (March), the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]] in Johannesburg (May), and at the [[Empire Exhibition]] in October. The group apparently disbanded in 1937.
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		+	MTHETHWA LUCKY STARS [Steadman apparently has Mthethwe, other books such as Hauptfleisch 1985, Metetwa ] . One of the better known and more influential of the early African vaudeville groups, founded in 1929 (1927?) by Isaac Mthethwa and his brother Esau Mthethwa. See Lucky Stars.
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−	(Also known as the [[Lucky Stars]]). Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]]at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region. Their performances consisted of songs, “[[Tribal sketches\|tribal sketches]]”, dances, choral singing, in reconstructed [[Zulu]] costumes and the Zulu language, but apparently influenced by the European illusionist set to provide realistic painted backdrops to the sketches. The contents often historical and mythical stories and songs about the glorious Zulu past and an idyllic rural past, the performances were hugely popular with black workers and rural audiences. These included [[Ukuqomisa]] (Courting) and [[Umthakathi]] (Witch), devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936. In 1936 they were “discovered” while playing at the [[Bantu Sports Club]] in Durban by [[Bertha Slosberg]], and in the same year performed for white and other audiences under her auspices at the [[Durban City Hall]] (March), the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]] in Johannesburg (May), and at the [[Empire Exhibition]] in October. The group apparently disbanded in 1937.	+	(Also known as the [[Lucky Stars]]). Perhaps one of the better known and more influential of the early African [[Music hall\|vaudeville]] groups, founded in 1929 by [[Isaac Mthethwa]] and his brother [[Esau Mthethwa]], influenced by Father [[Bernard Huss]] at the [[Marianhill Mission School]], they drew their casts mainly from the [[Amanzimtoti College]], and performed mainly in the Natal region. Their performances consisted of songs, “[[Tribal sketches\|tribal sketches]]”, dances, choral singing, in reconstructed [[Zulu]] costumes and the Zulu language, but apparently influenced by the European illusionist set to provide realistic painted backdrops to the sketches. The contents often historical and mythical stories and songs about the glorious Zulu past and an idyllic rural past, the performances were hugely popular with black workers and rural audiences. These included [[Ukuqomisa]] (Courting) and [[Umthakathi]] (Witch), devised by [[Esau Mthethwa]] and the cast, and performed in Natal between 1929-1936. In 1936 they were “discovered” while playing at the [[Bantu Sports Club]] in Durban by [[Bertha Slosberg]], and in the same year performed for white and other audiences under her auspices at the [[Durban City Hall]] (March), the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]] in Johannesburg (May), and at the [[Empire Exhibition]] in October. The group apparently disbanded in 1937.

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