Difference between revisions of "The Returned Volunteer"
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Also found are the titles ''[[Returned Volunteer]]'' and ''[[The Returned Volunteer from Abessynia]], probably the same work. | Also found are the titles ''[[Returned Volunteer]]'' and ''[[The Returned Volunteer from Abessynia]], probably the same work. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
A number of American performances of an Ethiopian sketch called ''[[Returned Volunteer]]'' are recorded by Mahar (1999: p. 159)They are listed for 22 May and 28 December, 1849 by the Virginia Serenaders; 9 December 1851 and 22 August 1853 by Wood's Minstrels. | A number of American performances of an Ethiopian sketch called ''[[Returned Volunteer]]'' are recorded by Mahar (1999: p. 159)They are listed for 22 May and 28 December, 1849 by the Virginia Serenaders; 9 December 1851 and 22 August 1853 by Wood's Minstrels. | ||
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| − | + | == Performance history in South Africa == | |
| + | Circa 1868-1869 the [[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]] of Cape Town performed a number of [[minstrelsy]] shows and so-called [[Ethiopian burlesque]]s or [[Negro farces], that included a piece called ''[[The Returned Volunteer from Abessynia]]''. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
W.J. Mahar. 1999. ''Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture''. Volume 442 of ''Music in American life''. University of Illinois Press, 1999: p. 159.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=The+Returned+Volunteer+Ethiopian+sketch&source=bl&ots=i5d_l9HAdN&sig=ATlCOTlK5McIDf7fR86dYD3tRZk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOktuql9rdAhVFKsAKHbe5AQIQ6AEwBHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Returned%20Volunteer%20Ethiopian%20sketch&f=false] | W.J. Mahar. 1999. ''Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture''. Volume 442 of ''Music in American life''. University of Illinois Press, 1999: p. 159.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=The+Returned+Volunteer+Ethiopian+sketch&source=bl&ots=i5d_l9HAdN&sig=ATlCOTlK5McIDf7fR86dYD3tRZk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOktuql9rdAhVFKsAKHbe5AQIQ6AEwBHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Returned%20Volunteer%20Ethiopian%20sketch&f=false] | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]. | ||
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Revision as of 05:28, 27 September 2018
The Returned Volunteer is a Christy's style sketch
Also found are the titles Returned Volunteer and The Returned Volunteer from Abessynia, probably the same work.
Contents
The original text
A number of American performances of an Ethiopian sketch called Returned Volunteer are recorded by Mahar (1999: p. 159)They are listed for 22 May and 28 December, 1849 by the Virginia Serenaders; 9 December 1851 and 22 August 1853 by Wood's Minstrels.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Circa 1868-1869 the Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s of Cape Town performed a number of minstrelsy shows and so-called Ethiopian burlesques or [[Negro farces], that included a piece called The Returned Volunteer from Abessynia.
Sources
W.J. Mahar. 1999. Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture. Volume 442 of Music in American life. University of Illinois Press, 1999: p. 159.[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
