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On 22 May, 1876 the brass band performed as part of a benefit performance by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company for [[Sutton Vane]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town. The plays performed were ''[[Perfection]]'' (Bayly) and ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton).

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−	The full title of the ~~regiment is The~~ 24th Regiment of Foot, 2nd Warwickshire,	+	The [[24th Regiment]] (full title the [[24th Regiment of Foot]], 2nd Warwickshire), was a British regiment stationed in South Africa between 1875 and 1880.

	==The regiment==		==The regiment==

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	On 22 May, 1876 the 1st Battalion's brass band performed as part of a benefit performance by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company for [[Sutton Vane]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town. The plays performed were ''[[Perfection]]'' (Bayly) and ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton).		On 22 May, 1876 the 1st Battalion's brass band performed as part of a benefit performance by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company for [[Sutton Vane]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town. The plays performed were ''[[Perfection]]'' (Bayly) and ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton).

		+	== Sources ==

	https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/24thfoot.htm		https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/24thfoot.htm
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.340
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-The full title of the regiment is The 24th Regiment of Foot, 2nd Warwickshire, and for a history of the regiment from its founding in 1689 as part of William of Orange's defence of the English kingdom he had just relieved from King James II, see  the website ''The British Empire'' at '''https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/24thfoot.htm'''.
+The full title of the regiment is The 24th Regiment of Foot, 2nd Warwickshire,
 ==Deployment in South Africa==
-The 1st Battalion had been in South Africa since 1875, stationed in Cape Town and campaigning in West Griqualand in 1875,  and then in the Galeka War of 1877-78.
+The 1st Battalion was sent to South Africa in 1875 and initially stationed in Cape Town, to campaign in West Griqualand in 1875,  and then in the Galeka War of 1877-78.
-The 2nd Battalion which was raised in 1858 had seen service in Burma, the Andaman Islands and Madras. They arrived in Natal just in time to take part in Lord Chelmsford's invasion of Zululand in January 1879.
+The 2nd Battalion,  which had been raised in 1858, saw service in Burma, the Andaman Islands and Madras before it arrived in Natal just in time to take part in Lord Chelmsford's invasion of Zululand in January 1879.
 ==Role in South African theatre and performance==

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		+	The full title of the regiment is The 24th Regiment of Foot, 2nd Warwickshire, and for a history of the regiment from its founding in 1689 as part of William of Orange's defence of the English kingdom he had just relieved from King James II, see the website ''The British Empire'' at '''https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/24thfoot.htm'''.

		+	==Deployment in South Africa==

−	On 22 May, 1876 the brass band performed as part of a benefit performance by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company for [[Sutton Vane]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town. The plays performed were ''[[Perfection]]'' (Bayly) and ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton).	+	The 1st Battalion had been in South Africa since 1875, stationed in Cape Town and campaigning in West Griqualand in 1875, and then in the Galeka War of 1877-78.
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		+	The 2nd Battalion which was raised in 1858 had seen service in Burma, the Andaman Islands and Madras. They arrived in Natal just in time to take part in Lord Chelmsford's invasion of Zululand in January 1879.
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		+	==Role in South African theatre and performance==
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		+	On 22 May, 1876 the 1st Battalion's brass band performed as part of a benefit performance by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company for [[Sutton Vane]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Burg Street, Cape Town. The plays performed were ''[[Perfection]]'' (Bayly) and ''[[Richelieu]]'' (Bulwer-Lytton).
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		+	https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/24thfoot.htm