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| − | The [[Young Men’s Institute]] ([[YMI]]) was an organization founded in Cape Town in 18**.
| + | #REDIRECT [[Young Men's Institute]] |
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| − | = The club and venue =
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| − | They initially met in the Mutual Hall, but in 1868 the Cape Town Institute and Club Limited opened their own new building in Burg Street.
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| − | = Theatrical activities and entertainments=
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| − | The [[Young Men’s Institute]] hosted a popular [[entertainments]] (mainly "Literary" and "Musical") in Cape Town from 1867 to 1870.
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| − | == [[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]==
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| − | During the heyday of the minstrelsy period (circa 1870), the [[YMI]] club hosted a very active amateur dramatic society which was informally known as the [[Amateur Christy's]] or '''[[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]'''. It was one of three [[Christy's]] companies active in the city at the time. They initially performed in the [[Mutual Hall]], but when the [[Cape Town Institute and Club Limited]] opened their own new building in Burg Street on 15 July, 1868, they shifted their activities and used that as their normal venue.
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| − | Among the people involved appears to have been a [[Mr Toogood]], possibly one of the leading figures, [[E. Clifton]], [[Mr Trevenen]], [[Mr Vincent]] and [[Mr Charlton]].
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| − | Their performances consisted of [[minstrelsy]] shows and so-called [[Ethiopian burlesque]]s or [[Negro farces]]. Among the presentations mentioned were:
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| − | The "[[negro farces]]" included ''[[The Returned Volunteer from Abessynia]]''; ''[[The Young Scamp]]'' and ''[[The United States Mail]]''.
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| − | In November 1868 they did ''[[The Nervous Cures]]'' and ''[[The United States Mail]]'' as a benefit for the Oddfellows Library and Reading Room.
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| − | == The [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] ([[YMI]]) ==
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 272-3,
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| − | [[P.J. du Toit]], 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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| − | [[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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| − | == For more information ==
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| − | == Return to ==
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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