Phoenix Club - Revision history

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 The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in St.
-John Street, in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
+John Street, in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones?]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
 Among the performers mentioned in the farce were [[Mr Williams]], [[Mr Tinus]], [[Mr Samuels]], [[Mr Redmonds]], [[Mr Edwards]] and [[Mr Joseph]]. Bosman suggests (180, p.273), given the names of the participants, this this may have been a company from the [[coloured]] community of the Cape.

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 ''Despite the similarity in name, it appears to have been be something different to the amateur '''[[Phoenix Dramatic Club]]''' (founded in 1865).''
-The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St. Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
+The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in St.
 Among the performers mentioned in the farce were [[Mr Williams]], [[Mr Tinus]], [[Mr Samuels]], [[Mr Redmonds]], [[Mr Edwards]] and [[Mr Joseph]]. Bosman suggests (180, p.273), given the names of the participants, this this may have been a company from the [[coloured]] community of the Cape.

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 ''Despite the similarity in name, it appears to have been be something different to the amateur '''[[Phoenix Dramatic Club]]''' (founded in 1865).''
-The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
+The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St. Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
 Among the performers mentioned in the farce were [[Mr Williams]], [[Mr Tinus]], [[Mr Samuels]], [[Mr Redmonds]], [[Mr Edwards]] and [[Mr Joseph]]. Bosman suggests (180, p.273), given the names of the participants, this this may have been a company from the [[coloured]] community of the Cape.

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 The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
-Among the performers mentioned in the farce were [[Mr Williams]], [[Mr Tinus]], [[Mr Samuels]], [[Mr Redmonds]], [[Mr Edwards]] and [[Mr Joseph]].
+Among the performers mentioned in the farce were [[Mr Williams]], [[Mr Tinus]], [[Mr Samuels]], [[Mr Redmonds]], [[Mr Edwards]] and [[Mr Joseph]]. Bosman suggests (180, p.273), given the names of the participants, this this may have been a company from the [[coloured]] community of the Cape.
 == Sources ==

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 The [[Phoenix Club]] was apparently a [[minstrelsy]] company, briefly active in Cape Town in 1868.
-''It appears to have been be something different to the amateur '''[[Phoenix Dramatic Club]]''' (founded in 1865).''
+''Despite the similarity in name, it appears to have been be something different to the amateur '''[[Phoenix Dramatic Club]]''' (founded in 1865).''
 The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.

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−	The [[Phoenix Club]] was a [[minstrelsy]] company, briefly active in Cape Town in 1868.	+	The [[Phoenix Club]] was apparently a [[minstrelsy]] company, briefly active in Cape Town in 1868.
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		+	''It appears to have been be something different to the amateur [[Phoenix Dramatic Club]] (founded in 1865).''

	The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.		The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.

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	The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.		The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the [[St Aloysius Hall]] in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
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		+	Among the performers mentioned in the farce were [[Mr Williams]], [[Mr Tinus]], [[Mr Samuels]], [[Mr Redmonds]], [[Mr Edwards]] and [[Mr Joseph]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the St Aloysius Hall in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.		The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the St Aloysius Hall in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
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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.273
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