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Private [[F. Girton]] 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. He came to the Cape Colony as a private. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.

Private [[F. Girton]] was a member of the section of the Dramatic Club known as the [[Amateurs of the Band]] and acted in 14 productions during his stay at the Eastern Frontier all of which were with the [[Amateurs of the Band]]. All the roles which he portrayed were male.

==Contribution to SA theatre==

'''July 30 and August 1, 1860:''' Starred in the Corps Dramatique ([[Band of Amateurs]]) two-act "comediatta" (sic) (probably commedia dell’arte, which, according to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, is an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th – 18th centuries and is based on stock characters.) production of ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]''. (Dubbs).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 17.)

'''July 30 and August 1, 1860:''' Starred in the [[Band of Amateurs]] produced farce, ''[[The Irish Tutor]]''. (Charles, Mr Tillwell's son).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 17.)

'''September 20 1860:''' Acted in the [[Band of Amateurs]] produced two-act drama, ''[[Time Tries All]]''. (Matthew Bates).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 3, Grahamstown, November 1, 1860, page 30.)

'''May 28, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of a “serio-comic, bombastic, operatic Interlude, in one act" by J.R. Planché, ''[[Amoroso, King of Little Britain]]''. (Mollidusta).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)

'''May 28, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of a one-act farce, ''[[The Omnibus]]'' or ''[[A Convenient Distance]]''. (Mr Dobbs).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)

'''May 28, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of ''[[The Irish Tutor]]''. (Charley, Mr Tillwell’s son).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)

'''June 5, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom or A Ghost in Spite of Himself]]''. (Mr Nicodemus).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)

'''June 19, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of a two-act melo-drama, ''[[Robert Macaire, or The Two Murderers of Lyons]]''. (Charles).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)

'''June 19, 1862:''' Acted in George Wood's one-act farce, ''[[The Irish Doctor, or The Dumb Lady Cured]]'' from Moliere's Le Médecin malgré lui. (Dr Fiantie).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)

'''July 21, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Band Amateurs]] production of a one-act farce by J. M. Morton, ''[[The Irish Tiger]]''. (Mr Bilberry).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)

'''September 24, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] performance of George Dibdin Pitt's two-act melo-drama, ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]''. (Mark Traverson, a retired merchant).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx[[, Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)

'''October 8, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]’s production of H. Danvers' one-act interlude, ''[[The Conjugal Lesson]]''. (Mr Simon Lullaby).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)

'''October 8, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]’s production of Edward Ball’s' two-act “melo-drama”, ''[[The Floating Beacon or Norwegian Wreckers]]''. (Angerstoff, Captain of the Beacon).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)

'''November 12, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of John Baldwin Buckstone's two-act domestic melo-drama, ''[[Luke The Labourer]]''. The play is set in a village in Yorkshire. (Wakefield, a decayed farmer).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 271.)

== Sources ==

See below each entry.

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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−	Private [[F. Girton]] 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. He came to the Cape Colony as a private. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.	+	Private [[F. Girton]] 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). He came to the Cape Colony as a private. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.

	Private [[F. Girton]] was a member of the section of the Dramatic Club known as the [[Amateurs of the Band]] and acted in 14 productions during his stay at the Eastern Frontier all of which were with the [[Amateurs of the Band]]. All the roles which he portrayed were male.		Private [[F. Girton]] was a member of the section of the Dramatic Club known as the [[Amateurs of the Band]] and acted in 14 productions during his stay at the Eastern Frontier all of which were with the [[Amateurs of the Band]]. All the roles which he portrayed were male.

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 ([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)
-'''June 5, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom or A Ghost in Spite of Himself]]''. (Mr Nicodemus).
+'''June 5, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in Spite of Himself]]''. (Mr Nicodemus).
 ([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)

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