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	1869-1872: The amateurs of the ''[[H.M.S. Rattlesnake]]'' apparently performed a number of times, playing ''inter alia'' in the [[Oddfellows Hall]], Cape Town, on 7 October 1869 in aid of the "Sailor's Home" and in the [[Dockyard Theatre]], Simonstown, in July 1872.		1869-1872: The amateurs of the ''[[H.M.S. Rattlesnake]]'' apparently performed a number of times, playing ''inter alia'' in the [[Oddfellows Hall]], Cape Town, on 7 October 1869 in aid of the "Sailor's Home" and in the [[Dockyard Theatre]], Simonstown, in July 1872.
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−	1872: In the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' of 28 December it was reported that, while anchored in Cape Town harbour, the passengers and officers of the mailship [[Courland]] are reported as having presented a very successful "farcical charade" on board on Christmas Eve, the entertainment based on the word "Indignation", a piece reportedly written by a [[Mr Gibbs]].

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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]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]], pp. 270, 281.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]], pp. 163-5, 270, 281.
 [[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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 : The [[amateur]]s of the "[[Royal Naval Theatre]]" of the ''[[H.M.S. Megaera]]'' performed in in the [[Simon's Town Theatre]] on 28 March, presenting  ''[[Fish out of Water]]'' (Lunn), along with a scene from ''[[Macbeth]]'' (performed "in character" by [[Captain Nightingale]]), ''[[Make your Wills]]'' (Mayhew and Smith) and ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' (Morton)
 : Charity performances of ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' were performed in aid of victims of the great storm of May, by the amateurs of the ''[[H.M.S. Valorous]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 1 and 2 June - playing to sellout houses.
 -1872: The amateurs of the ''[[H.M.S. Rattlesnake]]'' apparently performed a number of times, playing ''inter alia'' in  the [[Oddfellows Hall]], Cape Town, on 7 October 1869 in aid of the "Sailor's Home" and in the [[Dockyard Theatre]], Simonstown, in July 1872.
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 ==Examples from South Africa==
-: According to [[Jill Fletcher]] (quoting Keeling and Bonner) what would perhaps qualify as the first example of [[marine theatre]] was a production of (scenes from) ''[[Hamlet]]'' that Captain William Keeling had his crew perform on board his British East India Company's ship the ''[[The Red Dragon]]'', off the coast of Southern Africa in 1608, while on his way to the Cape of Good Hope.
+: According to [[Jill Fletcher]] (quoting Keeling and Bonner) what would perhaps qualify as the first example of [[marine theatre]] was a production of (scenes from) ''[[Hamlet]]'' that Captain William Keeling had his crew perform on board his British East India Company's ship ''[[The Red Dragon]]'', off the coast of Southern Africa in 1608, while on his way to the Cape of Good Hope.
 -9: The [[Boscawen Amateurs]], the name given to an [[amateur]] theatre company made up of officers from ''[[H.M.S. Boscawen]]'',  stationed in Simonstown, were quite active in Simons Town. They are first heard of when they presented ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' (Montcrieff) and ''[[Who Speaks First]]'' as a benefit evening for the ''Indian Sufferers Relief Fund'' in Simonstown on 28 December, 1857.

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 ==Examples from South Africa==
-: According to [[Jill Fletcher]] (quoting Keeling and Bonner) what would perhaps qualify as the first example of [[marine theatre]] was a production of (scenes from) ''[[Hamlet]]'' that Captain William Keeling had his crew perform on board his British East India Company's ship the ''[[Red Dragon]]'', off the coast of Southern Africa in 1608, while on his way to the Cape of Good Hope.
+: According to [[Jill Fletcher]] (quoting Keeling and Bonner) what would perhaps qualify as the first example of [[marine theatre]] was a production of (scenes from) ''[[Hamlet]]'' that Captain William Keeling had his crew perform on board his British East India Company's ship the ''[[The Red Dragon]]'', off the coast of Southern Africa in 1608, while on his way to the Cape of Good Hope.
 -9: The [[Boscawen Amateurs]], the name given to an [[amateur]] theatre company made up of officers from ''[[H.M.S. Boscawen]]'',  stationed in Simonstown, were quite active in Simons Town. They are first heard of when they presented ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' (Montcrieff) and ''[[Who Speaks First]]'' as a benefit evening for the ''Indian Sufferers Relief Fund'' in Simonstown on 28 December, 1857.

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	1857-9: The [[Boscawen Amateurs]], the name given to an [[amateur]] theatre company made up of officers from ''[[H.M.S. Boscawen]]'', stationed in Simonstown, were quite active in Simons Town. They are first heard of when they presented ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' (Montcrieff) and ''[[Who Speaks First]]'' as a benefit evening for the ''Indian Sufferers Relief Fund'' in Simonstown on 28 December, 1857.		1857-9: The [[Boscawen Amateurs]], the name given to an [[amateur]] theatre company made up of officers from ''[[H.M.S. Boscawen]]'', stationed in Simonstown, were quite active in Simons Town. They are first heard of when they presented ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' (Montcrieff) and ''[[Who Speaks First]]'' as a benefit evening for the ''Indian Sufferers Relief Fund'' in Simonstown on 28 December, 1857.

−	1859: The [[amateur]]s of the "[[Royal Naval Theatre]]" of the ''[[H.M.S. Megaera]]'' performed in ~~Cape~~ Town on 28 March, presenting ''[[Fish out of Water]]'' (Lunn), along with a scene from ''[[Macbeth]]'' (performed "in character" by [[Captain Nightingale]]), ''[[Make your Wills]]'' (Mayhew and Smith) and ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' (Morton)	+	1859: The [[amateur]]s of the "[[Royal Naval Theatre]]" of the ''[[H.M.S. Megaera]]'' performed in in the [[Simon's Town Theatre]] on 28 March, presenting ''[[Fish out of Water]]'' (Lunn), along with a scene from ''[[Macbeth]]'' (performed "in character" by [[Captain Nightingale]]), ''[[Make your Wills]]'' (Mayhew and Smith) and ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' (Morton)

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 -9: The [[Boscawen Amateurs]], the name given to an [[amateur]] theatre company made up of officers from ''[[H.M.S. Boscawen]]'',  stationed in Simonstown, were quite active in Simons Town. They are first heard of when they presented ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' (Montcrieff) and ''[[Who Speaks First]]'' as a benefit evening for the ''Indian Sufferers Relief Fund'' in Simonstown on 28 December, 1857.
-: The [[amateur]]s of the "[[Royal Naval Theatre]]" of the ''[[H.M.S. Megaera]]'' performed in Cape Town on 28 March, presenting  ''[[Fish out of Water]]'' (Lunn), a scene with [[Captain Nightingale]] "in character as [[Macbeth]]", ''[[Make your Wills]]'' () and ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' ().
+: The [[amateur]]s of the "[[Royal Naval Theatre]]" of the ''[[H.M.S. Megaera]]'' performed in Cape Town on 28 March, presenting  ''[[Fish out of Water]]'' (Lunn), along with a scene from ''[[Macbeth]]'' (performed "in character" by [[Captain Nightingale]]), ''[[Make your Wills]]'' (Mayhew and Smith) and ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' (Morton)
 : Charity performances of ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' were performed in aid of victims of the great storm of May, by the amateurs of the ''[[H.M.S. Valorous]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 1 and 2 June - playing to sellout houses.

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 "[[Marine theatre]]" ("[[Marinetoneel]]" in [[Afrikaans]]) is a general term used by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] 1980) to refer to various kinds of amateur theatre and other performances specifically undertaken by officers and by sailors (both on board ship and on land), especially in the 19th century.
 ''See also '''[[Garrison Theatre]]'''''
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 : According to [[Jill Fletcher]] (quoting Keeling and Bonner) what would perhaps qualify as the first example of [[marine theatre]] was a production of (scenes from) ''[[Hamlet]]'' that Captain William Keeling had his crew perform on board his British East India Company's ship the ''[[Red Dragon]]'', off the coast of Southern Africa in 1608, while on his way to the Cape of Good Hope.
 -9: The [[Boscawen Amateurs]], the name given to an [[amateur]] theatre company made up of officers from ''[[H.M.S. Boscawen]]'',  stationed in Simonstown, were quite active in Simons Town. They are first heard of when they presented ''[[The Somnabulist]]'' (Montcrieff) and ''[[Who Speaks First]]'' as a benefit evening for the ''Indian Sufferers Relief Fund'' in Simonstown on 28 December, 1857.
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 : The [[amateur]]s of the "[[Royal Naval Theatre]]" of the ''[[H.M.S. Magaera]]'' performed in Cape Town on 28 March, presenting  ''[[Fish out of Water]]'' (Lunn), a scene with [[Captain Nightingale]] "in character as [[Macbeth]]", ''[[Make your Wills]]'' () and ''[[The Thumping Legacy]]'' ().
-: Charity performances of ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' were performed in aid of victims of the great storm of May, by the amateurs of ''[[H.M.S. Valorous]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 1 and 2 June - playing to sellout houses.
+: Charity performances of ''[[The Dream at Sea]]'' and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' were performed in aid of victims of the great storm of May, by the amateurs of the ''[[H.M.S. Valorous]]'' in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, on 1 and 2 June - playing to sellout houses.
 -1872: The amateurs of the ''[[H.M.S. Rattlesnake]]'' apparently performed a number of times, playing ''inter alia'' in  the [[Oddfellows Hall]], Cape Town, on 7 October 1869 in aid of the "Sailor's Home" and in the [[Dockyard Theatre]], Simonstown, in July 1872.