W. J. B. Martin

W. J. B. Martin Esq. was a soldier serving with the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1863, shortly after the Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine (1857-1858). At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.

Biography

W. J. B. Martin Esq. was a member of the Dramatic Club and acted in two productions during his stay at the Eastern Frontier, both produced by the Officers of the Regiment.

Contribution to SA theatre

September 9th & 12th, 1861: Acted in the Officers of the Regiment production of Crinoline, set in London in 1856. (Captain Le Brown).

(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 8, September 30, 1861. Page 108.)

December 28 & 30, 1861: Acted in the Officers of the Regiment performance of Edward Stirling's one-act comic drama, A Lucky Hit (also wrongly referred to as The Lucky Hit) which is set in Versailles. (Raoul de Givery, an Officer of the Guard).

(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 10, Christmas Supplement, 1861, page 146.)

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