Celebrated Grotesque
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The "Celebrated Grotesque" is a reference to an act put on by Mr Harvey, a member of the Disney Roebuck company in 1878. It was billed as an inserted act at performances of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, during February.
See: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.365
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