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The African Minstrels was a minstrels group active in Cape Town in circa 1862.

Consisting of eight men under the leadership of "Colour Sergeant" Heaven, they are reported as having performed an Interlude during a performance of The Miller and His Men and A Kiss in the Dark by officers and men from the 11th Regiment in the Barracks Theatre, Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.

Given the title borne by Sergeant Heaven, the troupe could possibly have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.

See also Minstrels

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 167

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-The [[African Minstrels]] was a [[minstrels]] group in Cape Town in ''circa'' 1862.
+The [[African Minstrels]] was a [[minstrels]] group active in Cape Town in ''circa'' 1862.
 == The company ==
-Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [["Colour Sergeant" Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an interlude during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
+Consisting of eight men under the leadership of [["Colour Sergeant" Heaven]], they are reported as having performed an [[Interlude]] during a performance of ''[[The Miller and his Men|The Miller and His Men]]'' and ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' by officers and men from the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]], Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
-Given the title borne by [[Sergeant Heaven]],  the troupe may have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
+Given the title borne by [[Sergeant Heaven]],  the troupe could possibly have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
 '''See also [[Minstrels]]'''