Mr Gough
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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. The troupe was possibly referred to as the Christy Minstrels on occasion.
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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