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 : Performed as ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'' by the [[amateur]]s of the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 April, with ''[[The Miser of Shoreditch]]'' (Prest).
-: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street, Cape Town, on 30 January by the officers and men of the [[1st Battalion]] of the [[10th Regiment]], with ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]''  (Moncrieff) and ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' (Morton), interspersed with comic songs.
+: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street, Cape Town, on 30 January by the officers and men of the [[1st Battalion]] of the [[10th Regiment]], with ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]''  (Moncrieff) and  ''[[Urgent Private Affairs]]'' (Coyne) , interspersed with comic songs.
 : Performed on 5 March 1867 during a [[Benefit Performance for the Somerset Hospital]] in Cape Town was arranged by the officers of the [[9th Regiment]], led by [[Captain Borton]], and performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] in association with Mrs [[Marie Duret]] and [[Mrs Cooper]]. It also featured the regimental orchestra, led by [[Signor Bonicoli]] and a performance of ''[[Shylock Burlesque]]'' (Talfourd?).

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	1864: Performed as ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'' by the [[amateur]]s of the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 April, with ''[[The Miser of Shoreditch]]'' (Prest).		1864: Performed as ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'' by the [[amateur]]s of the [[11th Regiment]] in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 5 April, with ''[[The Miser of Shoreditch]]'' (Prest).
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		+	1865: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street, Cape Town, on 30 January by the officers and men of the [[1st Battalion]] of the [[10th Regiment]], with ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff) and ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' (Morton), interspersed with comic songs.

	1867: Performed on 5 March 1867 during a [[Benefit Performance for the Somerset Hospital]] in Cape Town was arranged by the officers of the [[9th Regiment]], led by [[Captain Borton]], and performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] in association with Mrs [[Marie Duret]] and [[Mrs Cooper]]. It also featured the regimental orchestra, led by [[Signor Bonicoli]] and a performance of ''[[Shylock Burlesque]]'' (Talfourd?).		1867: Performed on 5 March 1867 during a [[Benefit Performance for the Somerset Hospital]] in Cape Town was arranged by the officers of the [[9th Regiment]], led by [[Captain Borton]], and performed in the [[Theatre Royal]] in association with Mrs [[Marie Duret]] and [[Mrs Cooper]]. It also featured the regimental orchestra, led by [[Signor Bonicoli]] and a performance of ''[[Shylock Burlesque]]'' (Talfourd?).

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 : Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'') by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on  20 May, with  ''[[The Two Bonnycastles]]''  (Morton).
-: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'') by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Theatre Royal, Main Barracks]], Cape Town, on  6 May, with  ''[[Who's Who]]''  () and ''[[Sarah's Young Man]]'' (Suter).
+: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'') by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Theatre Royal, Main Barracks]], Cape Town, on  6 May, with  ''[[Who's Who]]''  (Poole) and ''[[Sarah's Young Man]]'' (Suter).
 : Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 21 April, as afterpiece to ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (Sheridan) .

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	1870: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'') by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Theatre Royal, Main Barracks]], Cape Town, on 6 May, with ''[[Who's Who]]'' () and ''[[Sarah's Young Man]]'' (Suter).		1870: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'') by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Theatre Royal, Main Barracks]], Cape Town, on 6 May, with ''[[Who's Who]]'' () and ''[[Sarah's Young Man]]'' (Suter).
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	1875: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 21 April, as afterpiece to ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (Sheridan) .		1875: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 21 April, as afterpiece to ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (Sheridan) .

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	1868: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'') by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 20 May, with ''[[The Two Bonnycastles]]'' (Morton).		1868: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'') by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 20 May, with ''[[The Two Bonnycastles]]'' (Morton).
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		+	1870: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'') by the [[Garrison Players]] in the [[Theatre Royal, Main Barracks]], Cape Town, on 6 May, with ''[[Who's Who]]'' () and ''[[Sarah's Young Man]]'' (Suter).
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	1875: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 21 April, as afterpiece to ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (Sheridan) .		1875: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 21 April, as afterpiece to ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (Sheridan) .

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 : Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in the [[Cabinet Theatre]], Cape Town, on 26 January, with ''[[Villikins and his Dinah]]'' (Burnand) as afterpiece.
-: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' in the Garrison Theatre, Grahamstwon, by the regimentals drama company known as the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on June 5, with a cast consisting of [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[J. Davies]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[J. F. Gay]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[J. Grimley]] (Policeman), [[B. Sheetan]] (Policeman), [[T. Paterson]] (John, a servant), [[T. Smith]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard) and [[J. Durney]] (Miss Ross, her niece). The evening also included two more plays, ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself ]]'' and ''[[Poses-De-Vaux]]'' (Anon.). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
+: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' in the Garrison Theatre, Grahamstown, by the regimentals drama company known as the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on June 5, with a cast consisting of [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[J. Davies]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[J. F. Gay]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[J. Grimley]] (Policeman), [[B. Sheetan]] (Policeman), [[T. Paterson]] (John, a servant), [[T. Smith]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard) and [[J. Durney]] (Miss Ross, her niece). The evening also included two more plays, ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself ]]'' and ''[[Poses-De-Vaux]]'' (Anon.). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
 : Performed again as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] on October 14, with a slightly different cast, now consisting of [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Mr Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[T. Brooker]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[W. Allan]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[B. Buckley]] (John), [[J. Davies]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard), and [[J. Durney]] (Ross). Also performed were ''[[The British Volunteers]]'' (Bridgman), ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes).

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-: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in Cape Town with ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone) on 3 May.
+: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Charles Fraser]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]] on 3 May, as afterpiece to ''[[Ben Bolt]]'' (Johnstone) .
 : Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' in the Garrison Theatre, Grahamstwon, by the regimentals drama company known as the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) on June 5, with a cast consisting of [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[J. Davies]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[J. F. Gay]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[J. Grimley]] (Policeman), [[B. Sheetan]] (Policeman), [[T. Paterson]] (John, a servant), [[T. Smith]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard) and [[J. Durney]] (Miss Ross, her niece). The evening also included two more plays, ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself ]]'' and ''[[Poses-De-Vaux]]'' (Anon.). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
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 : Performed again as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] on October 14, with a slightly different cast, now consisting of [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Mr Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[T. Brooker]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[W. Allan]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[B. Buckley]] (John), [[J. Davies]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard), and [[J. Durney]] (Ross). Also performed were ''[[The British Volunteers]]'' (Bridgman), ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes).
-: Performed  as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], with ''[[The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of "The Thunderer"]]'' (Anon).
+: Performed  as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], with ''[[The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of "The Thunderer"]]'' (Anon) on 24 February.
 : Performed by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' on June 5, featuring [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[J. Davies]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[J. F. Gay]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[J. Grimley]] (Policeman), [[B. Sheeran]] (Policeman), [[T. Paterson]] (John, a servant), [[T. Smith]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard) and [[J. Durney]] (Miss Ross, her niece). The evening also included two more plays, ''[[Poses-De-Vaux]]'' (Anon.) and ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

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 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Morton,_John_Maddison_(DNB00)
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 124, 262
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 111, 124, 126, 256, 262, 267, 323
 ''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 1. January 1, 1860.

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	1861: Performed again as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] on October 14, with a slightly different cast, now consisting of [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Mr Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[T. Brooker]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[W. Allan]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[B. Buckley]] (John), [[J. Davies]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard), and [[J. Durney]] (Ross). Also performed were ''[[The British Volunteers]]'' (Bridgman), ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes).		1861: Performed again as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] on October 14, with a slightly different cast, now consisting of [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Mr Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[T. Brooker]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[W. Allan]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[B. Buckley]] (John), [[J. Davies]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard), and [[J. Durney]] (Ross). Also performed were ''[[The British Volunteers]]'' (Bridgman), ''[[The Irish Tutor]]'' (Butler) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes).
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		+	1862: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by [[Sefton Parry]] and his company in the [[Cape Town Theatre]], with ''[[The Ship on Fire, or The Cruise of "The Thunderer"]]'' (Anon).

	1862: Performed by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' on June 5, featuring [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[J. Davies]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[J. F. Gay]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[J. Grimley]] (Policeman), [[B. Sheeran]] (Policeman), [[T. Paterson]] (John, a servant), [[T. Smith]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard) and [[J. Durney]] (Miss Ross, her niece). The evening also included two more plays, ''[[Poses-De-Vaux]]'' (Anon.) and ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''		1862: Performed by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' on June 5, featuring [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Benjamin Blowhard), [[W. Dansie]] (Mr Sampson Slasher), [[J. Davies]] (Mr Christopher Crasher), [[J. F. Gay]] (Lieutenant Brown), [[J. Grimley]] (Policeman), [[B. Sheeran]] (Policeman), [[T. Paterson]] (John, a servant), [[T. Smith]] (Miss Dinah Blowhard) and [[J. Durney]] (Miss Ross, her niece). The evening also included two more plays, ''[[Poses-De-Vaux]]'' (Anon.) and ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''

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	1868: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'') by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 20 May, with ''[[The Two Bonnycastles]]'' (Morton).		1868: Performed in Cape Town (as ''[[Slasher & Crasher]]'') by the [[Lanarkshire Dramatic Club]] (amateur players from the [[99th Regiment]]) in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Cape Town, on 20 May, with ''[[The Two Bonnycastles]]'' (Morton).
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		+	1875: Performed as ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]'' by the [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Bijou Theatre]], Cape Town, on 21 April, as afterpiece to ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (Sheridan) .

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