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 == The performances ==
-They first performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, in association with the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]], in 1866,
+They first performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, in association with the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]], in 1866, their regimental orchestra, led by [[Signor Bonicoli]], often participating in the events.
 In 1867 the company was involved in a ''[[Great Promenade Concert]]'', a charity event for the Good Hope Lodge, held in the [[Good Hope Gardens]] on 7 February, which included "the celebrated ''[[Shadow Pantomime]]'' as lately produced at the Theatre Royal".
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 On 4 April 1867 the company, in association with [[Mrs Cooper]], did a "Dramatic and Gymnastic Display"  as a benefit for [[J. Stonely]] which included a [[pantomime]] by Stonely called ''[[The Courtier and the Shoemaker]]'' and ''[[The Warlock of the Glen]]'' (Walker).
-After this, the original company took over again for the rest of the 1867 season, though now appearing in the [[Theatre Royal]] as well.
+From May 1867 onwards the management of the company fell to "Col.-Sergeant" [[J. Flynn]], with [[J. Hodge]] as "stage manager" (and "jester"), and from October of the same year, "Col.-Sergeant" [[W. Duke]] and [[E. Hartigan]] took over the respective roles. The performers were usually led by [[J. Stonely]] and [[J. Connors]], as gymnasts and actors, supported by one or two others (often referred to as "jesters"), drawn from a a pool of performers that included [[C. Davis]], [[T. Tucker]], [[G. Wickstead]], [[R. Britten]], [[C. Davis]], [[J. Hodge]] and [[J. Allen]].
 Among the plays put on by the company over the two seasons (1866-1867) were:

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 The basic company of infantrymen was led "Col.-Sergeant" [[J. Flynn]] (manager) and [[J. Hodge]] (stage manager). In May 1867 the management roles were taken over by "Col.-Sergeant" [[W. Duke]] (manager) and [[E. Hartigan]] (stage manager).  The company of officers was later also led by a [[Captain Borton]],
-The leading performers were apparently [[J. Stonely]] and [[J. Connors]], and other performers mentioned over time in relation to in the programmes offered by the company include [[H.F. Simmonds]], [[Alfred Ray]],  [[H. Wallace]], a [[Master Stapleton]], [[G. Wickstead]], [[R. Britten]], [[C. Davis]], [[J. Hodge]] [[J. Allen]],  [[Captain Harvey]], [[Mr Wavell]] and [[Mr Evans]].
+The leading performers were apparently [[J. Stonely]] and [[J. Connors]], and other performers mentioned over time in relation to in the programmes offered by the company include [[H.F. Simmonds]], [[Alfred Ray]],  [[H. Wallace]], a [[Master Stapleton]], [[G. Wickstead]], [[R. Britten]], [[C. Davis]], [[J. Hodge]], [[J. Allen]],  [[Captain Harvey]], [[Mr Wavell]] and [[Mr Evans]].
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 The basic company of infantrymen was led "Col.-Sergeant" [[J. Flynn]] (manager) and [[J. Hodge]] (stage manager). In May 1867 the management roles were taken over by "Col.-Sergeant" [[W. Duke]] (manager) and [[E. Hartigan]] (stage manager).  The company of officers was later also led by a [[Captain Borton]],
 The leading performers were apparently [[J. Stonely]] and [[J. Connors]], and other performers mentioned over time in relation to in the programmes offered by the company include [[H.F. Simmonds]], [[Alfred Ray]],  [[H. Wallace]], a [[Master Stapleton]], [[G. Wickstead]], [[R. Britten]], [[C. Davis]], [[J. Hodge]] [[J. Allen]],  [[Captain Harvey]], [[Mr Wavell]] and [[Mr Evans]].
 == The performances ==

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 == The company ==
-The basic company of infantrymen was led "Col.-Sergeant" [[J. Flynn]] (manager) and [[J. Hodge]] (stage manager). In May 1867 the management roles were taken over by "Col.-Sergeant" [[W. Duke]] (manager) and [[E. Hartigan]] (stage manager).
+The basic company of infantrymen was led "Col.-Sergeant" [[J. Flynn]] (manager) and [[J. Hodge]] (stage manager). In May 1867 the management roles were taken over by "Col.-Sergeant" [[W. Duke]] (manager) and [[E. Hartigan]] (stage manager).  The company of officers was later also led by a [[Captain Borton]],
 They first performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, in association with the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]], in 1866,
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 After this, the original company took over again for the rest of the 1867 season, though now appearing in the [[Theatre Royal]] as well.
 Among the plays put on by the company over the two seasons (1866-1867) were:

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 == The company ==
-The basic company of infantrymen was led "Col.-Sergeant" [[J. Flynn]] (manager) and [[J. Hodge]] (stage manager). The leading performers were apparently [[J. Stonely]] and [[J. Connors]]. In May 1867 the management roles were taken over by "Col.-Sergeant" [[W. Duke]] (manager) and [[E. Hartigan]] (stage manager).   Other performers mentioned in the programmes include [[H.F. Simmonds]] and [[Alfred Ray]] (singers of comic songs) and [[H. Wallace]] (exponent of Scottish folk dancing).
+The basic company of infantrymen was led "Col.-Sergeant" [[J. Flynn]] (manager) and [[J. Hodge]] (stage manager). In May 1867 the management roles were taken over by "Col.-Sergeant" [[W. Duke]] (manager) and [[E. Hartigan]] (stage manager).
 They first performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, in association with the [[Le Roy-Duret Company]], in 1866,
 their regimental orchestra, led by [[Signor Bonicoli]], often participating in the events.
-In 1867 the company was involved in a ''[[Great Promenade Concert]]'', a charity event for the Good Hope Lodge, held in the [[Good Hope Gardens]] on 7 February, which included "the celebrated ''[[Shadow Pantomime]]'' as lately produced at the Theatre Royal". This was followed by two performances of a ''[[Benefit Performance for the Somerset Hospital]]'' in Cape Town (4 and 5 March), arranged by the officers of the [[9th Regiment]] in the [[Theatre Royal]]. This company of officers was led by a [[Captain Borton]], and included [[Captain Harvey]], [[Mr Wavell]], [[Mr Evans]].
+In 1867 the company was involved in a ''[[Great Promenade Concert]]'', a charity event for the Good Hope Lodge, held in the [[Good Hope Gardens]] on 7 February, which included "the celebrated ''[[Shadow Pantomime]]'' as lately produced at the Theatre Royal".
 After this, the original company took over again for the rest of the 1867 season, though now appearing in the [[Theatre Royal]] as well.

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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 166-7,
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 257-261,
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Among the plays put on by the company over the two seasons (1866-1867) were:
-''[[Luke the Labourer]]'' (Buckstone), ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes), ''[[The Nervous Cures]]'' (Brown and Norton), ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday), ''[[Othello in Ireland]]'' (Anon.), ''[[Romeo and Juliet, or The Cup of Cold Poison]]'' (Halliday), ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton), ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone), ''[[The Brigand]]'' (Théaulon, Saint-Laurent and Anne/Planché), ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'' (Talfourd), ''[[Lend Me Five Shillings]]'' (Morton), ''[[Shylock Burlesque]]'' (Talfourd?), ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' (Morton),   ''[[Sayings and Doings]]'' (Morton), ''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]'' (Lynch), ''[[Turn Him Out]]'' (Williams), ''[[The Warlock of the Glen]]'' (Williams), ''[[The Courtier and the Shoemaker]]'' (Stonely), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), ''[[Mrs White]]'' (Raymond), ''[[Jack's Delight]]'' (Williams), ''[[The Bal Masqué (Sloppy Sam)]]'' (Anon.), ''[[The Brigands of Calabria]]'' (Anon.), ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' (Buckstone), ''[[Belphegor the Mountebank, or Woman's Constancy]]'' (Dennery and Fournier/Webb), ''[[The Syren of Paris]]'' (Suter), ''[[Carnival d'Afrique]]'', and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday).
+''[[Luke the Labourer]]'' (Buckstone), ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes), ''[[The Nervous Cures]]'' (Brown and Norton), ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday), ''[[Othello in Ireland]]'' (Anon.), ''[[Romeo and Juliet, or The Cup of Cold Poison]]'' (Halliday), ''[[Box and Cox]]'' (Morton), ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone), ''[[The Brigand]]'' (Théaulon, Saint-Laurent and Anne/Planché), ''[[Macbeth Travestie]]'' (Talfourd), ''[[Lend Me Five Shillings]]'' (Morton), ''[[Shylock Burlesque]]'' (Talfourd?), ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' (Morton),   ''[[Sayings and Doings]]'' (Morton), ''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale]]'' (Lynch), ''[[Turn Him Out]]'' (Williams), ''[[The Warlock of the Glen]]'' (Williams), ''[[The Courtier and the Shoemaker]]'' (Stonely), ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand), ''[[Mrs White]]'' (Raymond), ''[[Jack's Delight]]'' (Williams), ''[[The Bal Masqué (Sloppy Sam)]]'' (Anon.), ''[[The Brigands of Calabria]]'' (Anon.), ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'' (Buckstone), ''[[Belphegor the Mountebank, or Woman's Constancy]]'' (Dennery and Fournier/Webb), ''[[The Syren of Paris]]'' (Suter), ''[[Carnival d'Afrique]]'' (Anon.), and ''[[The Area Belle]]'' (Brough and Halliday).
 Some of the more popular plays were repeated a number of times over the period.