Garrison Players - Revision history

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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]].

	[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg		[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg

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	== Grahamstown ==		== Grahamstown ==

−	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: 506-8) specifically mentions a few productions by the "[[Officers of the Garrison]]" in Grahamstown during 1853, the plays done including ''[[Love à la Mode]]'' (Macklin) and ''[[The Three Clerks]]'' (Oxberry) on 11 October.	+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: 506-8) specifically mentions a few productions by the "'''[[Officers of the Garrison]]'''" in Grahamstown during 1853, the plays done including ''[[Love à la Mode]]'' (Macklin) and ''[[The Three Clerks]]'' (Oxberry) on 11 October.

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−	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. 299) tells of amateur performances put on by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown in 1868/9(?), the plays on one occasion including ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' () and ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (), presented in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite, and on another a "plantation burlesque" called ''[[King Richard the III]]'' was performed, accompanied by a "plantation dance".	+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. 299) tells of amateur performances put on by the officers and men of the '''[[32nd Light Infantry]]''' in Grahamstown in 1868/9(?), the plays on one occasion including ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' () and ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (), presented in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite, and on another a "plantation burlesque" called ''[[King Richard the III]]'' was performed, accompanied by a "plantation dance".

	== King Williamstown ==		== King Williamstown ==

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−		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. 299) tells of amateur performances put on by the officers and men of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] in Grahamstown in 1868/9(?), the plays on one occasion including ''[[A Wonderful Woman]]'' () and ''[[The Bride of Abydos]]'' (), presented in the presence of the Lieutenant Governor and the local elite, and on another a "plantation burlesque" called ''[[King Richard the III]]'' was performed, accompanied by a "plantation dance".
−	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. 299) ~~mentions~~ performances by the officers of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] on ~~1869~~.

	== King Williamstown ==		== King Williamstown ==

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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p. 299) mentions performances by the officers of the [[32nd Light Infantry]] on 1869.

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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1928: 506-8) specifically mentions a few productions by the "[[Officers of the Garrison]]" in Grahamstown during 1853, the plays done including ''[[Love à la Mode]]'' (Macklin) and ''[[The Three Clerks]]'' (Oxberry) on 11 October.
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 In 1855: For much of this year, it appears that the company members helped out with professional productions in Cape Town by visiting companies and performers (e.g. [[G.V. Brooke]] and [[James Lycett]]). Only late in the year we hear of a production by the [[73rd Regiment]] itself, when they did ''[[Grace Huntley, or The Follies of Youth]]'' (Holl), ''[[Comfortable Lodgings, or Paris in 1750]]'' (Peake) and a new "Grand Ballet" on 28 September.
-In 1870: "[[Dramatic Club of the Garrison‎|dramatic club]]" (probably of the [[86th Regiment]]) put on a few charity performances late in the year, including ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (22 November); a burlesque version of  ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'', ''[[If the Cap Fits]]'' and ''[[The Unfinished Gentleman]]'' (14 December).
+In 1870: "[[Dramatic Club of the Garrison‎|dramatic club]]" (probably of the [[86th Royal Downshire Regiment]]) put on a few charity performances late in the year, including ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (22 November); a burlesque version of  ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'', ''[[If the Cap Fits]]'' and ''[[The Unfinished Gentleman]]'' (14 December).
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	In 1855: For much of this year, it appears that the company members helped out with professional productions in Cape Town by visiting companies and performers (e.g. [[G.V. Brooke]] and [[James Lycett]]). Only late in the year we hear of a production by the [[73rd Regiment]] itself, when they did ''[[Grace Huntley, or The Follies of Youth]]'' (Holl), ''[[Comfortable Lodgings, or Paris in 1750]]'' (Peake) and a new "Grand Ballet" on 28 September.		In 1855: For much of this year, it appears that the company members helped out with professional productions in Cape Town by visiting companies and performers (e.g. [[G.V. Brooke]] and [[James Lycett]]). Only late in the year we hear of a production by the [[73rd Regiment]] itself, when they did ''[[Grace Huntley, or The Follies of Youth]]'' (Holl), ''[[Comfortable Lodgings, or Paris in 1750]]'' (Peake) and a new "Grand Ballet" on 28 September.
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		+	In 1870: "[[Dramatic Club of the Garrison‎\|dramatic club]]" (probably of the [[86th Regiment]]) put on a few charity performances late in the year, including a The Illustrious Stranger (22 November); a burlesque version of ''[[The Colleen Bawn]]'', ''[[If the Cap Fits]]'' and ''[[The Unfinished Gentleman]]'' (14 December).
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 The [[Garrison Players]] is one of a number of names given to groups of (usually amateur) actors attached to the local British garrison, presenting theatrical entertainments for themselves and the general public in Cape Town and elsewhere where garrisons were stationed (e.g. Grahamstown,  King Williamstown, Port Elizabeth and Pietermaritzburg).
-Also found as the '''[[Garrison Company]]''' ( '''[[Garnisoengeselskap]]''' in [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]]) , the '''[[Garrison Amateur Company]]''', '''[[Officers of the Garrison]]''' or '''[[Gentlemen of the Garrison]]'''.
+Also found as the '''[[Garrison Company]]''' ( '''[[Garnisoengeselskap]]''' in [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]]) , the '''[[Garrison Amateur Company]]''', '''[[Officers of the Garrison]]''', the '''[[Dramatic  Club of the Garrison]]''',  '''[[Gentlemen of the Garrison]]''' and so on.
 '''See also [[Garrison Theatre]]'''