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The [[Phoenix Club]] was apparently a [[minstrelsy]] company, briefly active in Cape Town in 1868. | The [[Phoenix Club]] was apparently a [[minstrelsy]] company, briefly active in Cape Town in 1868. | ||
| − | '' | + | ''Despite the similarity in name, it appears to have been be something different to the amateur '''[[Phoenix Dramatic Club]]''' (founded in 1865).'' |
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]]''. | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 4 September 2018
The Phoenix Club was apparently a minstrelsy company, briefly active in Cape Town in 1868.
Despite the similarity in name, it appears to have been be something different to the amateur Phoenix Dramatic Club (founded in 1865).
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.
Among the performers mentioned in the farce were Mr Williams, Mr Tinus, Mr Samuels, Mr Redmonds, Mr Edwards and Mr Joseph.
Sources
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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