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The ''[[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]]'' was a version of the famous challenge dances[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Trial+of+Skill+or+Challenge+Dance&source=bl&ots=i5fSofIt8S&sig=ACfU3U1t_Gc4tPpr4HbC9xXxHlEw0Oi02Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5J3v9MHgAhVvTBUIHRLTClwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Skill%20or%20Challenge%20Dance&f=false] done by [[Minstrel]] companies in the mid-1800s. Performed in Cape Town under this title on 25 November 1865 by the [[OIO Christy's]], when they joined forces with the [[Ray and Cooper Company]] for a farewell performance. The  evening also included performances of other pieces from [[Ray and Cooper]]'s own repertoire - ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts) and ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' (Anon.).
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The ''[[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]]'' was a version of the famous "trial" or "challenge" dances[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Trial+of+Skill+or+Challenge+Dance&source=bl&ots=i5fSofIt8S&sig=ACfU3U1t_Gc4tPpr4HbC9xXxHlEw0Oi02Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5J3v9MHgAhVvTBUIHRLTClwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Skill%20or%20Challenge%20Dance&f=false] done by [[Minstrel]] companies in the early to mid-1800s.  
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==The original text==
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1865: A performance under this title was done in Cape Town on 25 November by the [[OIO Christy's]], when they joined forces with the [[Ray and Cooper Company]] for a farewell performance. The  evening also included performances of other pieces from [[Ray and Cooper]]'s own repertoire - ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (Roberts) and ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' (Anon.).
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== Sources ==
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William John Mahar. 1999. ''Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture''. University of Illinois Press: p.19[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=orsJVN4dhLsC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=Trial+of+Skill+or+Challenge+Dance&source=bl&ots=i5fSofIt8S&sig=ACfU3U1t_Gc4tPpr4HbC9xXxHlEw0Oi02Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU5J3v9MHgAhVvTBUIHRLTClwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Skill%20or%20Challenge%20Dance&f=false]
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.192
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Latest revision as of 06:04, 4 March 2020

The Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance was a version of the famous "trial" or "challenge" dances[1] done by Minstrel companies in the early to mid-1800s.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1865: A performance under this title was done in Cape Town on 25 November by the OIO Christy's, when they joined forces with the Ray and Cooper Company for a farewell performance. The evening also included performances of other pieces from Ray and Cooper's own repertoire - Cousin Tom (Roberts) and The Virginia Mummy (Anon.).

Sources

William John Mahar. 1999. Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture. University of Illinois Press: p.19[2]

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.192

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