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| − | ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' is a [[Negro farce]] by Charles White ( | + | ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' is a [[Negro farce]] by the early blackface minstrel entertainer, Charles T. White (1821–1891)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White] (generally known as "Charlie" or "Charley" White). |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1865: Performed as ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 25 November, by [[Alfred Ray]] and | + | 1865: Performed as ''[[The Virginia Mummy]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 25 November, by [[Alfred Ray]] and [[The IOI Christy's Minstrels]] as part of a "Grand Combination Performance: the Christy's Farewell and the Dramatic Co." It was accompanied by songs, dances and recitals - including a "''[[Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance]]''" and the commedietta called ''[[Cousin Tom]]'' (George Roberts), performed by the [[Ray and Cooper Company]]. The mummy was played by [[H. Leslie]] |
| − | 1865: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[ | + | 1865: Performed again by [[Alfred Ray]] and the [[OIO Christy's Minstrels]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as ''[[The Virginian Mummy]]'', was accompanied by performances of ''[[The Lonely Man of the Ocean]]'' (Blake) and a performance by [[Francisco]] ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by [[Alfred Ray]]. |
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| + | 1870: Performed in the [[New Lyceum Theatre]] (i.e. the [[Oddfellows' Hall]], Cape Town, by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] at the start of July, as part of a celebration "in honour of the naming of the Docks by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh". | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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''The Virginia Mummy: A Negro Farce'', [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=cClquwEACAAJ&dq=The+Virginia+Mummy+is+a+farce&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik0M7IzZfiAhXlSRUIHR3RCBkQ6AEIKDAA] | ''The Virginia Mummy: A Negro Farce'', [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=cClquwEACAAJ&dq=The+Virginia+Mummy+is+a+farce&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik0M7IzZfiAhXlSRUIHR3RCBkQ6AEIKDAA] | ||
| − | + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White | |
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.192, 194, 279. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:16, 12 July 2021
The Virginia Mummy is a Negro farce by the early blackface minstrel entertainer, Charles T. White (1821–1891)[1] (generally known as "Charlie" or "Charley" White).
Contents
The original text
Published by John Dicks, 1849 (as Issue 315 of Dicks' standard plays)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1865: Performed as The Virginia Mummy in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 25 November, by Alfred Ray and The IOI Christy's Minstrels as part of a "Grand Combination Performance: the Christy's Farewell and the Dramatic Co." It was accompanied by songs, dances and recitals - including a "Grand Burlesque, Trial of Skill or Challenge Dance" and the commedietta called Cousin Tom (George Roberts), performed by the Ray and Cooper Company. The mummy was played by H. Leslie
1865: Performed again by Alfred Ray and the OIO Christy's Minstrels in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, on 7 December. The play, now wrongly cited by Bosman as The Virginian Mummy, was accompanied by performances of The Lonely Man of the Ocean (Blake) and a performance by Francisco ("famous skate- and clog dancer from Niblo's Theatre, new York"). In this performance, The mummy was played by Alfred Ray.
1870: Performed in the New Lyceum Theatre (i.e. the Oddfellows' Hall, Cape Town, by the Amateur Coloured Troupe at the start of July, as part of a celebration "in honour of the naming of the Docks by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh".
Sources
The Virginia Mummy: A Negro Farce, [2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_%22Charlie%22_White
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.192, 194, 279.
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