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''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]'' is a "negro farce" in one act and one scene by Charles White (1821-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White].
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''[[The Mischievous Nigger]]'' is a "[[negro farce]]" in one act and one scene by Charles White (1821-1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White].
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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1868: Performed by the [[Phoenix Club]] in the [[St Aloysius Hall]], Cape Town, in October along with a "comic scene" called ''[[Who's Bones?]]''. Among the performers mentioned in the farce were [[Mr Williams]], [[Mr Tinus]], [[Mr Samuels]], [[Mr Redmonds]], [[Mr Edwards]] and [[Mr Joseph]].
  
 
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1870: Performed, along with ''[[The Area Belle]]'', in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] in July by [[J. Ryan]] of the [[86th Royal Downshire Minstrels]], aided by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]].
1870: Performed, along with ''[[The Area Belle]]'', in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] in July by [[J. Ryan]] and the [[86th Royal Downshire Minstrels]], aided by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]].
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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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, 279
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Latest revision as of 05:47, 19 September 2020

The Mischievous Nigger is a "negro farce" in one act and one scene by Charles White (1821-1891)[1].

The original text

A minstrel show, it was probably first performed performed at White's Opera House, 49 Bowery, N.Y and published in New York by F. A. Brady (No XV in Brady's Ethiopian Drama) in 1856.

Performance history in South Africa

1868: Performed by the Phoenix Club in the St Aloysius Hall, Cape Town, in October along with a "comic scene" called Who's Bones?. Among the performers mentioned in the farce were Mr Williams, Mr Tinus, Mr Samuels, Mr Redmonds, Mr Edwards and Mr Joseph.

1870: Performed, along with The Area Belle, in the New Lyceum Theatre in July by J. Ryan of the 86th Royal Downshire Minstrels, aided by the Amateur Coloured Troupe.

Sources

Facsimile version of the original Brady text, HathiTrust Digital Library[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 273, 279

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