Thank you all. I thought this thread might get lost over Christmas. Steve Benbow's protege, That's a beautifully presented site. Thank you.
Thank you Animaterra, I saw similarities and was just wondering about a connection. I do know quite a bit about the two as separate characters - Sal and Sarah. I'll send you all I know - or post it here if anyone else is interested. I'll try to find that film. My True-love spent some time in India and told me about some of the festivals. Just by coincidence his great grandmother was a Spanish Gypsy.
Thank you Snuffy, I hadn't come across the Minstrel/Mayday/Morris/Mummer connection but it makes sense. I am a member of the Victorian Cornish Association and there is a still a great love of Stephen Foster songs within this group. The Grand Bard of Cornwal says this is so in Cornwall too.
Most of my Information about Sara Kali comes from various books and also from a TV special made about 10 years ago. Black Sal I came across while studying 19th century theatre. Thanks again all Joy