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The [[Young Men’s Institute]] was an organization founded in Cape Town in 18**.
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== 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]
 
 
 
== For more information ==
 
 
 
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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