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The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the St Aloysius Hall in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
 
The club was possibly founded in imitation of the [[Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's]] and performed in the St Aloysius Hall in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones]]'' and a "[[negro farce]]" called ''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]''.
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.273
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Revision as of 07:04, 4 September 2018

The Phoenix Club was a minstrelsy company, briefly active in Cape Town in 1868.

The club was possibly founded in imitation of the Y.M.I. Amateur Christy's and performed in the St Aloysius Hall in October. Shown were inter alia a "comic scene" called Who's Bones and a "negro farce" called The Mischievous Nigger.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.273


Go to ESAT Bibliography

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