Who Stole the Chickens
Who Stole the Chickens is the name of a Christy's style Minstrel piece done by an unnamed author.
The original text
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.[1]
See further Amateur Coloured Troupe
Performance history in South Africa
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.
Sources
https://www.singup.org/song-bank/song/233-who-stole-my-chickens-and-my-hens/
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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