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Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive
The Georgia Minstrels [2] The Georgia Minstrels [2] i(A151142 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. C.B. Hicks' Original Georgia Minstrels)
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BiographyHistory

'An African-American troupe formed in the USA by Charles B. Hicks in the mid-1860s, the Georgia Minstrels toured under several managements and with differing line-ups for around a decade (including tours of Great Britain and Germany). The troupe which toured Australia disbanded in 1880 when Hicks returned to America broke. Several performers who remained (notably Sam Keenan, J. R. Matlock and Hosea Easton), went on to play key roles in the local industry's development over the next decade or so.'

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]

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Notes

  • Several troupes using the name 'Georgia Minstrels' are known to have toured Australia and New Zealand during the late 1870s. This company is distinguished by the number [2] in order to differentiate it from Corbyn's Original Georgia Minstrels (which arrived in the Antipodes a few weeks prior to the Hicks-led troupe).
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See Also
Sam Keenan
Johnny Matlock
C. B. Hicks
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