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 The [[Ray and Cooper Company]] performed to some success under this name in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town,  in a season stretching from 23 October 1865 to 15 January, 1866.
-They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler), and ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris).
+They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's ''[[Ghost]]'', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]''  (White), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler), and ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris).
 On 25 November 1865 they joined forces with the [[OIO Christy's]] to offer a farewell for the Christy's company,  an evening that included a [[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Trial+of+Skill+or+Challenge+Dance&source=bl&ots=i5fSofIt8S&sig=ACfU3U1t_Gc4tPpr4HbC9xXxHlEw0Oi02Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5J3v9MHgAhVvTBUIHRLTClwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Skill%20or%20Challenge%20Dance&f=false] by the Christy's, along with other pieces from [[Ray and Cooper]]'s own repertoire.

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 The [[Ray and Cooper Company]] performed to some success under this name in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town,  in a season stretching from 23 October 1865 to 15 January, 1866.
-They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Viriginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler), and ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris).
+They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler), and ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris).
 On 25 November 1865 they joined forces with the [[OIO Christy's]] to offer a farewell for the Christy's company,  an evening that included a [[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Trial+of+Skill+or+Challenge+Dance&source=bl&ots=i5fSofIt8S&sig=ACfU3U1t_Gc4tPpr4HbC9xXxHlEw0Oi02Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5J3v9MHgAhVvTBUIHRLTClwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Skill%20or%20Challenge%20Dance&f=false] by the Christy's, along with other pieces from [[Ray and Cooper]]'s own repertoire.

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 The [[Ray and Cooper Company]] performed to some success under this name in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town,  in a season stretching from 23 October 1865 to 15 January, 1866.
-They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Viriginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler), and ''[[The Secret]]'' ().
+They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Viriginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler), and ''[[The Secret]]'' (Morris).
 On 25 November 1865 they joined forces with the [[OIO Christy's]] to offer a farewell for the Christy's company,  an evening that included a [[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Trial+of+Skill+or+Challenge+Dance&source=bl&ots=i5fSofIt8S&sig=ACfU3U1t_Gc4tPpr4HbC9xXxHlEw0Oi02Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5J3v9MHgAhVvTBUIHRLTClwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Skill%20or%20Challenge%20Dance&f=false] by the Christy's, along with other pieces from [[Ray and Cooper]]'s own repertoire.

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 The [[Ray and Cooper Company]] performed to some success under this name in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town,  in a season stretching from 23 October 1865 to 15 January, 1866.
-They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Viriginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (), and ''[[The Secret]]'' ().
+They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Viriginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler), and ''[[The Secret]]'' ().
 On 25 November 1865 they joined forces with the [[OIO Christy's]] to offer a farewell for the Christy's company,  an evening that included a [[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Trial+of+Skill+or+Challenge+Dance&source=bl&ots=i5fSofIt8S&sig=ACfU3U1t_Gc4tPpr4HbC9xXxHlEw0Oi02Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5J3v9MHgAhVvTBUIHRLTClwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Skill%20or%20Challenge%20Dance&f=false] by the Christy's, along with other pieces from [[Ray and Cooper]]'s own repertoire.

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 The [[Ray and Cooper Company]] performed to some success under this name in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town,  in a season stretching from 23 October 1865 to 15 January, 1866.
-They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Viriginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (), and ''[[The Secret]]'' ().
+They opened the season with ''[[Jessy Vere, or The Return of the Wanderer]]'' (Hazlewood) and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday) on 23 October (repeated on 26 October), and went on to do performances of ''[[Miriam's Crime]]'' (Craven), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), "Prof. Pepper's '''''[[Ghost]]''''', as exhibited at the Polytechnic, London", ''[[The Harvest Storm]]'' (Hazlewood), the ''[[Bal Masqué]]'' ([[Minstrel]] show), selections from ''[[Faust and Marguerite]]'' (Carré), ''[[Which shall I Marry?]]'' (Suter),  ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts), ''[[The Viriginia Mummy]]''  (Anon.), ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake), ''[[The Belle of the Village]]'' (Byron), ''[[Little Jack Horner, or Harlequin A.B.C.]]'' (Mollan), ''[[A Pair of Pigeons]]'' (Stirling),  ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (), and ''[[The Secret]]'' ().
 On 25 November 1865 they joined forces with the [[OIO Christy's]] to offer a farewell for the Christy's company,  an evening that included a [[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Trial+of+Skill+or+Challenge+Dance&source=bl&ots=i5fSofIt8S&sig=ACfU3U1t_Gc4tPpr4HbC9xXxHlEw0Oi02Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5J3v9MHgAhVvTBUIHRLTClwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Skill%20or%20Challenge%20Dance&f=false] by the Christy's, along with other pieces from [[Ray and Cooper]]'s own repertoire.

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-In 1865 [[Alfred Ray]] returned to Cape Town from Port Elizabeth with the [[OIO Christy's Minstrels]], what [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: p. 191) refers to as  a self-organized group of five  [[negro]]  singers (perhaps he means [[blackface]]?) from Port Elizabeth. This troupe performed at the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town in September 1865 under this name, in collaboration with [[Alfred Ray]]. Apparently they were not really well received in Cape Town, their work being seen as a little too vulgar, but now Ray went on to take the theatre for a more conventional season of three months with "the leading members of the late Port Elizabeth company" ([[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980: p. 191). The rest of the company included [[R.S. Cooper]], [[Mrs Cooper]], [[Mrs Ray]] and probably [[J.C. Wilks]], [[Mr Firme]], [[James Leffler]] and [[J. Spencer]].
+In 1865 [[Alfred Ray]] returned to Cape Town from Port Elizabeth with the [[OIO Christy's Minstrels]], what [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: p. 191) refers to as  a self-organized group of five  [[negro]]  singers (perhaps he means [[blackface]]?) from Port Elizabeth. This troupe performed at the [[Theatre Royal]] in Cape Town in September 1865 under this name, in collaboration with [[Alfred Ray]]. Apparently they were not really well received in Cape Town, their work being seen as a little too vulgar, but now Ray went on to take the theatre for a more conventional season of three months with "the leading members of the late Port Elizabeth company" ([[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980: p. 191). The rest of the company included [[R.S. Cooper]], [[Mrs Cooper]], [[Mrs Ray]] and probably [[J.C. Wilks]], [[Mr Firme]], [[James Leffler]] and [[J. Spencer]], people with whom he had worked in Port Elizabeth.
 Hereafter, the company was billed as the [[Ray and Cooper Company]]. Initially their programmes continued to contain some [[minstrels]] style vaudeville acts, but after a "Grand Combination Performance: Christy's Farewell and the Dramatic Co." on 25 November 1865, they tended towards  more conventional fare.
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