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| − | ''[[Who Stole the Chickens]]'' is the name of a [[Christy's]] style [[Minstrel]] piece done by an unnamed author.
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | Based on the performance tradition brought over from the USA by the [[Christy's Minstrels]], it is probably an adapted version of the traditional song ''[[Who Stole My Chickens And My Hens?]]'', described as a simple and repetitive traditional song with a strong beat and a clapping pattern on a website that encourages the use of the game to that encourage young singers to mark the pulse.[https://www.singup.org/song-bank/song/233-who-stole-my-chickens-and-my-hens/]
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| − | See further '''[[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]'''
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1869: Performed by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]] as part of a season of at least 14 performances during the period May to November, that included participation in the ''[[Saturday Evening Entertainments]]'' put on by the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]].
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| − | ==Sources==
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| − | https://www.singup.org/song-bank/song/233-who-stole-my-chickens-and-my-hens/
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| − | [[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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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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| − | == Return to ==
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| − | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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| − | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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| − | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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| − | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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