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''[[Who Stole the Chickens]]'' is the name of a [[Christy's]] style [[Minstrel]] piece done by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]].
 
''[[Who Stole the Chickens]]'' is the name of a [[Christy's]] style [[Minstrel]] piece done by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]].
  
Based on the performance tradition brought over from the USA by the [[Christy's Minstrels]].   
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Based on the performance tradition brought over from the USA by the [[Christy's Minstrels]].  Billed as a "[[Negro]] Sketch" in the Cape Town performance.
  
 
See further '''[[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]'''
 
See further '''[[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]'''

Revision as of 17:29, 4 October 2018

Who Stole the Chickens is the name of a Christy's style Minstrel piece done by the Amateur Coloured Troupe.

Based on the performance tradition brought over from the USA by the Christy's Minstrels. Billed as a "Negro Sketch" in the Cape Town performance.

See further Amateur Coloured Troupe

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 278-9


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