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 ==The original text==
-The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, the original ''[[Wait a Minim]]'' and ''[[Minim Bili]]'' ("Minim the second" in [[Zulu]]).  In 1963, the best items from the two shows were combined and taken to London under the original title of ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'', thereafter touring many countries.
+The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, the original ''[[Wait a Minim]]'' and ''[[Minim Bili]]'' ("Minim the second" in [[Zulu]]).  In 1963, the best items from the two shows were combined and taken to London under the original title of ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'', thereafter touring many countries between 1964 and 1967. (The later text also referred to as ''[[Minim Export]]'' in some sources).
 ==Productions==

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−	~~This success was later followed by productions called ''[[Minim Bili]]'' (1963) and ''[[Minim Export]]'' (1964-67), both also directed by Gluckman.~~

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 ==The original text==
-The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, the original ''[[Wait a Minim]]'' and ''[[Minim Bili]]'' ("Minim the second" in [[Zulu]]).  In 1963, the best items from the two shows were combined and taken to London under the original title of ''[[Wait a Minim!]]''.
+The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, the original ''[[Wait a Minim]]'' and ''[[Minim Bili]]'' ("Minim the second" in [[Zulu]]).  In 1963, the best items from the two shows were combined and taken to London under the original title of ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'', thereafter touring many countries.
 ==Productions==

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 ==The original text==
-The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, ''[[Wait a Minim]]'' and ''[[Minim Bili]]'' ("Minim the second" in [[Zulu]]). In  from which they then combined the best material into a single musical review called ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' and took to London and elsewhere.
+The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, the original ''[[Wait a Minim]]'' and ''[[Minim Bili]]'' ("Minim the second" in [[Zulu]]).  In 1963, the best items from the two shows were combined and taken to London under the original title of ''[[Wait a Minim!]]''.
 ==Productions==

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 ==The original text==
-The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, from which they then combined the best material into a single musical review called ''[[Wait a Minim!]]''.
+The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, ''[[Wait a Minim]]'' and ''[[Minim Bili]]'' ("Minim the second" in [[Zulu]]). In  from which they then combined the best material into a single musical review called ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' and took to London and elsewhere.
 ==Productions==

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wait_a_Minim!
-[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
+[[Percy Tucker]] 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: [[Witwatersrand University Press]].
 Photographs by photographer David Sim of scenes from Leon Gluckman's production of ''Wait a Minim'', including [[Michel Martel]], [[April Olrich]], [[Dana Valery]] and [[Jane Fyffe]] in the medieval scene and [[Jane Fyffe]], [[Dana Valery]] and [[April Olrich]] in the Mexican scene held by [[NELM]]: Photograph collection; Photograph collection [Collection: GLUCKMAN, Leon]: 1995. 2. 7. 1. 44. 24.

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-''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' is a musical review conceived by [[Leon Gluckman]], and co-written by [[Andrew Tracey]], [[Paul Tracey]] and [[Jeremy Taylor]] in 1961.
+''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' is a musical review conceived by [[Leon Gluckman]], and co-written with [[Andrew Tracey]], [[Paul Tracey]] and [[Jeremy Taylor]].
 The piece started out as some songs the musicians had written for two musical reviews that played in Johannesburg and in Rhodesia in 1961, from which they then combined the best material into a single musical review called ''[[Wait a Minim!]]''.
 It was first performed in its final form at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in Johannesburg in 1962, opening on 17 January, directed by [[Leon Gluckman]] with musicians [[Andrew Tracey]] and [[Paul Tracey]], [[Kendrew Lascelles]] and [[Jeremy Taylor]], with designs by [[Anthony Farmer]].
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 The piece was ultimately performed all over the world between 1962 and 1968, including seasons in South Africa, Rhodesia, England, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, and  461 shows spanning more than a year on Broadway in New York. The show had over 50 instruments on show, many of them African, and the ethnomusicologist [[Andrew Tracey]] helped educate the world about unique African instruments, including the kalimba - even appearing on ''The Tonight Show'' with Johnny Carson a number of times. This musical performance career put Andrew's ethnomusicology research on hold.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
-== Performance history in South Africa ==
+This success was later followed by productions called ''[[Minim Bili]]'' (1963) and ''[[Minim Export]]'' (1964-67), both also directed by Gluckman.
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 This success was later followed by productions called ''[[Minim Bili]]'' (1963) and ''[[Minim Export]]'' (1964-67), both also directed by Gluckman.
 == Sources ==
 [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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 Photographs by photographer David Sim of scenes from Leon Gluckman's production of ''Wait a Minim'', including [[Michel Martel]], [[April Olrich]], [[Dana Valery]] and [[Jane Fyffe]] in the medieval scene and [[Jane Fyffe]], [[Dana Valery]] and [[April Olrich]] in the Mexican scene held by [[NELM]]: Photograph collection; Photograph collection [Collection: GLUCKMAN, Leon]: 1995. 2. 7. 1. 44. 24.
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 W|W]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
+Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 W|W]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
+Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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 After more than two years performing in Africa, the show moved to London, where it opened at the Fortune Theatre on April 9, 1964. The London large production was billed as follows: Devised and directed by [[Leon Gluckman]], musical arrangements and direction by [[Andrew Tracey]], costumes by [[Heather MacDonald-Rouse]], choreography by [[Frank Staff]] and [[Kendrew Lascelles]] and lighting and design supervised by [[Klaus Holm]]. The consisted of [[Andrew Tracey]], [[Paul Tracey]], [[Jeremy Taylor]], [[Kendrew Lascelles]], [[Michel Martel]], [[Zelide Jeppe]], [[Jeannette James]] and [[Dana Valery]].
-They ultimately went on to perform in ''[[Wait a Minim]]'' all over the world between 1962 and 1968, including seasons in South Africa, Rhodesia, England, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, and  461 shows spanning more than a year on Broadway in New York. The show had over 50 instruments on show, many of them African, and the ethnomusicologist [[Andrew Tracey]] helped educate the world about unique African instruments, including the kalimba - even appearing on ''The Tonight Show'' with Johnny Carson a number of times. This musical performance career put Andrew's ethnomusicology research on hold.
+After more than two years in London, the show moved to Broadway, where it opened at the John Golden Theatre on 7 March 1966, to run for 456 performances until 15 April 1967. In this case the cast included [[Sarah Atkinson]], [[Andrew Tracey]], [[Paul Tracey]], [[April Olrich]], [[Nigel Pegram]], [[Kendrew Lascelles]], [[Michel Martel]] and [[Dana Valery]].
 This success was later followed by productions called ''[[Minim Bili]]'' (1963) and ''[[Minim Export]]'' (1964-67), both also directed by Gluckman.