African Minstrels
The African Minstrels was a minstrels group active in Cape Town in circa 1862.
The company
Consisting of eight men under the leadership of "Colour Sergeant" Heaven, they are reported as having performed an Interlude during a performance of The Miller and His Men and A Kiss in the Dark by officers and men from the 11th Regiment in the Barracks Theatre, Cape Town on Tuesday 2 December 1862.
Given the title borne by Sergeant Heaven, the troupe could possibly have been drawn from a division of African military personnel.
See also Minstrels
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 167
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