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The [[Young Men’s Institute]] hosted a popular [[entertainments]] (mainly "Literary" and "Musical") in Cape Town from 1867 to 1870. The amateur dramatic society was informally known as '''[[Amateur Christy's]]''' or  [[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]. They initially performed in the [[Mutual Hall]], but in 1868, when the [[Cape Town Institute and Club Limited]]  opened their own new building in Burg Street, they used that as their normal venue. performed in the Institute's building in .  
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The [[Young Men’s Institute]] hosted a popular [[entertainments]] (mainly "Literary" and "Musical") in Cape Town from 1867 to 1870. The amateur dramatic society was informally known as the [[Amateur Christy's]] or  [[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]. They initially performed in the [[Mutual Hall]], but in 1868, when the [[Cape Town Institute and Club Limited]]  opened their own new building in Burg Street, they used that as their normal venue. performed in the Institute's building in .
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 05:48, 3 September 2018

The Young Men’s Institute was an organization founded in Cape Town in 18**.


The venue

They initially met in the Mutual Hall, but in 1868 when the Cape Town Institute and Club Limited opened their own new building in Burg Street,



Theatrical activities

The Young Men’s Institute hosted a popular entertainments (mainly "Literary" and "Musical") in Cape Town from 1867 to 1870. The amateur dramatic society was informally known as the Amateur Christy's or Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s. They initially performed in the Mutual Hall, but in 1868, when the Cape Town Institute and Club Limited opened their own new building in Burg Street, they used that as their normal venue. performed in the Institute's building in .

Sources

P.J. du Toit, 1988[JH]

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See also Minstrel shows in South Africa on the concept of minstrelsy.

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Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s, Cape Town

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