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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]. | ||
| + | == The original text == | ||
| − | A [[ | + | 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. |
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1867: Performed in English as ''[[The Syren of Paris]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]] by the [[Garrison Players]] on 19 October, with ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
Facsimile version of the original Brady text, HathiTrust Digital Library[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008401402] | Facsimile version of the original Brady text, HathiTrust Digital Library[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008401402] | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
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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 06:00, 22 October 2017
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
1867: Performed in English as The Syren of Paris in the Theatre Royal by the Garrison Players on 19 October, with The Area Belle (Brough and Halliday).
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.
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
