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He claimed to have been a member of the original 1842 Broadway company led E.B. Christy and was a member of [[The Christy Minstrels]] troupe that visited Cape Town, Port Elizabeth as well as various smaller settlements in 1862, ''en route'' to Australia. | He claimed to have been a member of the original 1842 Broadway company led E.B. Christy and was a member of [[The Christy Minstrels]] troupe that visited Cape Town, Port Elizabeth as well as various smaller settlements in 1862, ''en route'' to Australia. | ||
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Revision as of 06:38, 17 January 2019
Mr Leslie (fl. 1860's) was a comedian in the Christy's idiom.
He claimed to have been a member of the original 1842 Broadway company led E.B. Christy and was a member of The Christy Minstrels troupe that visited Cape Town, Port Elizabeth as well as various smaller settlements in 1862, en route to Australia.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 193-194
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