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There appear to have been two people known by this name active in South Africa in the 19th century:  
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[[Mr Elton]] can refer to at least two theatre practitioners active in South Africa in the 19th century:  
  
 
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=[[William Elton]] (18*-)=  
 
 
=[[Mr Elton]] (18*-)=  
 
  
 
Bandleader who formed an “Ashantee Dance and Chorus” from “a band of coloured boys picked from the street” (also referred to as “street Arabs”) and participated in a performance entitled ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' at the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town in 1875. This under the auspices of [[Disney Roebuck]]. (Fletcher, 1994)
 
Bandleader who formed an “Ashantee Dance and Chorus” from “a band of coloured boys picked from the street” (also referred to as “street Arabs”) and participated in a performance entitled ''[[Brown and the Brahmins]]'' at the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town in 1875. This under the auspices of [[Disney Roebuck]]. (Fletcher, 1994)

Revision as of 05:41, 4 January 2021

Mr Elton can refer to at least two theatre practitioners active in South Africa in the 19th century:

William Elton (18*-)

Bandleader who formed an “Ashantee Dance and Chorus” from “a band of coloured boys picked from the street” (also referred to as “street Arabs”) and participated in a performance entitled Brown and the Brahmins at the Bijou Theatre, Cape Town in 1875. This under the auspices of Disney Roebuck. (Fletcher, 1994)

E.A. Elton ()

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