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Private [[J. Mann]] 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. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.

== Biography ==

Private [[J. Mann]] acted in 10 productions during his stay at the Eastern Frontier, all produced by the [[Amateurs of the Band]].

==Contribution to SA theatre==

'''July 9 & 16, 1860:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]''. (Gaetano Orlando).

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

'''July 30 and August 1, 1860:''' Starred in the Corps Dramatique [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of a 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.) ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]''. (Charles Williams).

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

'''August 20th and 22nd, 1860:''' Starred in the three-act play produced by the [[Amateurs of the Band]], ''[[The Iron Chest]]''. (Orson).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 18.)

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

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

'''September 20 1860:''' Acted in the[[Amateurs of the Band]] produced one-act farce, ''[[The Dead Shot]]''. (First Police Officer).

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

'''November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of Thomas J. Lynch's two-act drama, ''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale or The Bridal of the Borders]]''. (Black Wylie).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)

'''November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in Spite of Himself]]''. (Captain Vauntington).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)

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

([[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]]''. (Sergeant Loupy).

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

'''June 3, 1862:''' Acted in A Scene from the ''[[Castle Spectre]]''. (Hassan).

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

'''July 21, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of a scene from the tragedy of ''[[Alarcos]]''. (Oran, a Moor).

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

'''September 24, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s performance of George Dibdin Pitt's two-act “melo-drama”, ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]''. (Harry Grapnell, a sailor).

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

== Sources ==

See below each entry.

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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−	Private [[J. Mann]] 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. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.	+	Private [[J. Mann]] 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.

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 ([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)
-'''June 5, 1862:''' Acted again in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom or A Ghost in Spite of Himself]]''. (Captain Vanntington).
+'''June 5, 1862:''' Acted again in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in Spite of Himself]]''. (Captain Vanntington).
 ([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)

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 ([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)
-'''June 3, 1862:''' Acted in A Scene from the ''[[Castle Spectre]]''. (Hassan).
+'''June 3, 1862:''' Acted in A Scene from the ''[[The Castle Spectre, or The Ghost of Evelina]]''. (Hassan).
 ([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)