In the Ranks

In the Ranks is a melodrama by George Robert Sims (1847–1922) and Henry Pettitt (1848–1893).

("Sims" wrongly given as "G.R. Eims" by F.C.L. Bosman, 1980)

The original text
It played for 457 performances at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1883. It was shown at the Standard Theatre in New York in the same year.

Performance history in South Africa
1890: Performed in the Vaudeville Theatre, Cape Town, during March and April by the Chambers Theatrical Company, under the management of Emma Chambers. The cast consisted of Will R. Bernard, Albert Marsh, Joseph Ashman, Edward Vincent, Harold Selwyn, George Herbert, Affey Bevan, Emilie Bevan, Emma Chambers, Roy Aird.

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