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He was a singer and actor, and member of the original [[Christy Minstrels]] that visited South Africa in 1862. He was apparently one of two members who performed in [[blackface]].  
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He was a singer and actor, and member of the "original" [[Christy Minstrels]] that visited South Africa in 1862. He was apparently one of two members who performed in [[blackface]].
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:54, 6 January 2019

Two performers by this name seem to have performed in South Africa.


Mr Norton]] (fl 1840s)

He was an actor and member of All the World's a Stage. Acted as one of the stewards for the Roeland Street Theatre, inter alia for a production of Charles XII and The Irish Tutor on 22 August, 1845.


Mr Norton (fl 1860s)

He was a singer and actor, and member of the "original" Christy Minstrels that visited South Africa in 1862. He was apparently one of two members who performed in blackface.

Sources

Bosman, 1928: pp. 415 and 493.

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