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| − | ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]'' is a "negro farce" in one act and one scene by Charles White (1821-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White]. | + | ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]'' is a "[[negro farce]]" in one act and one scene by Charles White (1821-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White]. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1868: Performed by the [[Phoenix Club]] in the [[St Aloysius Hall]], Cape Town, in October along with a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones?]]''. Among the performers mentioned in the farce were [[Mr Williams]], [[Mr Tinus]], [[Mr Samuels]], [[Mr Redmonds]], [[Mr Edwards]] and [[Mr Joseph]]. | ||
| − | + | 1870: Performed, along with ''[[The Area Belle]]'', in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] in July by [[J. Ryan]] of the [[86th Royal Downshire Minstrels]], aided by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]. | |
| − | 1870: Performed, along with ''[[The Area Belle]]'', in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] in July by [[J. Ryan]] | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White | ||
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 273, 279 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:47, 19 September 2020
The Mischievous Nigger is a "negro farce" in one act and one scene by Charles White (1821-1891)[1].
The original text
A minstrel show, it was probably first performed performed at White's Opera House, 49 Bowery, N.Y and published in New York by F. A. Brady (No XV in Brady's Ethiopian Drama) in 1856.
Performance history in South Africa
1868: Performed by the Phoenix Club in the St Aloysius Hall, Cape Town, in October along with a "comic scene" called Who's Bones?. Among the performers mentioned in the farce were Mr Williams, Mr Tinus, Mr Samuels, Mr Redmonds, Mr Edwards and Mr Joseph.
1870: Performed, along with The Area Belle, in the New Lyceum Theatre in July by J. Ryan of the 86th Royal Downshire Minstrels, aided by the Amateur Coloured Troupe.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original Brady text, HathiTrust Digital Library[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 273, 279
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