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| − | The [[African Minstrels]] was a [[minstrels]] group in Cape Town in ''circa'' 1862.
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| − | == The company ==
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| − | 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.
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| − | Given the title borne by [[Sergeant Heaven]], the troupe may have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
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| − | '''See also [[Minstrels]]'''
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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. 167
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