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| − | =Mr Norton]] (fl 1860s)= | + | =[[Mr Norton]] (fl 1860s)= |
| − | He was a singer and actor and member of the original [[Christy Minstrels]] that visited South Africa in 1862. He was apparently one of two members who performed in [[blackface]]. | + | He was a singer and actor, and member of the original [[Christy Minstrels]] that visited South Africa in 1862. He was apparently one of two members who performed in [[blackface]]. |
Revision as of 06:54, 6 January 2019
Two performers by this name seem to have performed in South Africa.
Mr Norton]] (fl 1840s)
He was an actor and member of All the World's a Stage. Acted as one of the stewards for the Roeland Street Theatre, inter alia for a production of Charles XII and The Irish Tutor on 22 August, 1845.
Mr Norton (fl 1860s)
He was a singer and actor, and member of the original Christy Minstrels that visited South Africa in 1862. He was apparently one of two members who performed in blackface.
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp. 415 and 493.
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