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 : Performed as ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 25 November, by [[Alfred Ray]] and [[The IOI Christy's Minstrels]] as part of a "Grand Combination Performance: the Christy's Farewell and the Dramatic Co." It was accompanied by songs, dances and recitals - including a "''[[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]]''" and the commedietta called ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (George Roberts), performed by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]]. The mummy was played by [[H. Leslie]]
-: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[IOI Christys' Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]].
+: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[OIO Christy's Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]].
 : Performed in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] (i.e. the [[Oddfellows' Hall]], Cape Town,  by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] at the start of July, as part of a celebration "in honour of the naming of the Docks by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh".

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 : Performed as ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 25 November, by [[Alfred Ray]] and [[The IOI Christy's Minstrels]] as part of a "Grand Combination Performance: the Christy's Farewell and the Dramatic Co." It was accompanied by songs, dances and recitals - including a "''[[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]]''" and the commedietta called ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (George Roberts), performed by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]]. The mummy was played by [[H. Leslie]]
-: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[IOI Christy Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]].
+: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[IOI Christys' Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]].
 : Performed in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] (i.e. the [[Oddfellows' Hall]], Cape Town,  by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] at the start of July, as part of a celebration "in honour of the naming of the Docks by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh".

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 : Performed as ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 25 November, by [[Alfred Ray]] and [[The IOI Christy's Minstrels]] as part of a "Grand Combination Performance: the Christy's Farewell and the Dramatic Co." It was accompanied by songs, dances and recitals - including a "''[[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]]''" and the commedietta called ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (George Roberts), performed by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]]. The mummy was played by [[H. Leslie]]
-: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[IOI Christy's Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]].
+: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[IOI Christy Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]].
 : Performed in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] (i.e. the [[Oddfellows' Hall]], Cape Town,  by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] at the start of July, as part of a celebration "in honour of the naming of the Docks by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh".

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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.192, 194, 279.		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.192, 194, 279.
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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White

−	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.192	+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.192, 194, 279.

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	1865: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[IOI Christy's Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]].		1865: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[IOI Christy's Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]].
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		+	1870: Performed in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] (i.e. the [[Oddfellows' Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] at the start of July, as part of a celebration "in honour of the naming of the Docks by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh".

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	''The Virginia Mummy: A Negro Farce'', [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=cClquwEACAAJ&dq=The+Virginia+Mummy+is+a+farce&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik0M7IzZfiAhXlSRUIHR3RCBkQ6AEIKDAA]		''The Virginia Mummy: A Negro Farce'', [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=cClquwEACAAJ&dq=The+Virginia+Mummy+is+a+farce&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik0M7IzZfiAhXlSRUIHR3RCBkQ6AEIKDAA]
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White

	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.192		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.192

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−	''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' is a [[Negro farce]] by Charles White (fl. ~~mid 19th century~~).	+	''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' is a [[Negro farce]] by the early blackface minstrel entertainer, Charles T. White (1821–1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White] (generally known as "Charlie" or "Charley" White).

	==The original text==		==The original text==