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''[[The Nerves]]'' is a vaudeville sketch by the [[Christy Minstrels]]. | ''[[The Nerves]]'' is a vaudeville sketch by the [[Christy Minstrels]]. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
A song and dance act, probably an alternative title for ''[[The Nervous Cures!]]'', as danced by the [[Christy's Minstrels]], according to a version of the music "arranged for the pianoforte" by M. Younger and published in Sydney by W.J. Johnson & Co., somewhere between 1863-69. The publication "Dedicated to the Christy's Minstrels". | A song and dance act, probably an alternative title for ''[[The Nervous Cures!]]'', as danced by the [[Christy's Minstrels]], according to a version of the music "arranged for the pianoforte" by M. Younger and published in Sydney by W.J. Johnson & Co., somewhere between 1863-69. The publication "Dedicated to the Christy's Minstrels". | ||
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| + | It is likely to have been a part of the repertoire of the [[Christy Minstrels]] when they toured the British colonies in 1862. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | A piece called as ''[[De Zenuwen]]'' ("The Nerves") was mentioned as part of the fare presented by "the original" the [[Christy Minstrels]] while in the Cape Colony by a local [[Dutch]] newspaper (''[[Het Volksblad]]'', 6 November, 1862). | ||
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| + | '''See also [[Christy Minstrels]]''' | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
http://nla.gov.au:80/tarkine/nla.obj-169687756 - Accessed 8/01/19 5:12 AM | http://nla.gov.au:80/tarkine/nla.obj-169687756 - Accessed 8/01/19 5:12 AM | ||
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| + | ''[[Het Volksblad]]'', 6 November, 1862 | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 139-141 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 06:07, 8 January 2019
The Nerves is a vaudeville sketch by the Christy Minstrels.
Contents
The original text
A song and dance act, probably an alternative title for The Nervous Cures!, as danced by the Christy's Minstrels, according to a version of the music "arranged for the pianoforte" by M. Younger and published in Sydney by W.J. Johnson & Co., somewhere between 1863-69. The publication "Dedicated to the Christy's Minstrels".
It is likely to have been a part of the repertoire of the Christy Minstrels when they toured the British colonies in 1862.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
A piece called as De Zenuwen ("The Nerves") was mentioned as part of the fare presented by "the original" the Christy Minstrels while in the Cape Colony by a local Dutch newspaper (Het Volksblad, 6 November, 1862).
See also Christy Minstrels
Sources
http://nla.gov.au:80/tarkine/nla.obj-169687756 - Accessed 8/01/19 5:12 AM
Het Volksblad, 6 November, 1862
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 139-141
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
