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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | He worked as performer with [[Sefton Parry]] during Parry's second visit to the Cape colony (1857-1863) and founded a [[minstrel]] troupe, called the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]], in Cape Town in 1858. | + | He worked as performer with [[Sefton Parry]] during Parry's second visit to the Cape colony (1857-1863) and founded a [[minstrel]] troupe, called the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]], in Cape Town in 1858. Confusingly the troupe was on occasion possibly also referred to as the [[Christy Minstrels]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:07, 16 February 2019
Mr Gough (fl 1850s) was a semi-professional singer and performer.
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Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He worked as performer with Sefton Parry during Parry's second visit to the Cape colony (1857-1863) and founded a minstrel troupe, called the Ethiopian Serenaders, in Cape Town in 1858. Confusingly the troupe was on occasion possibly also referred to as the Christy Minstrels.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik.
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