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 === The 1888 English/South African cricket tests===
-While stationed in South Africa, Major [[Robert Gardner Warton]] organised the first ever visit by a touring  English cricket team to play against a South African team in South Africa in 1888-9. The tour was sponsored by Sir Donald Currie[], founder of the Castle Shipping Line and the English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor and included the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]], while the South African team included the batsman Albert Rose-Innes[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Rose-Innes]. The teams played two games games, later designated "Tests", that took place at  St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on 12 and 13 March 1889 and at Newlands in Cape Town on 25 and 26 March.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] Warton acted as an umpire for both games.
+While stationed in South Africa, Major [[Robert Gardner Warton]] (1847-1923) organised the first ever visit by a touring  English cricket team to play against a South African team in South Africa in 1888-9. The tour was sponsored by Sir Donald Currie[], founder of the Castle Shipping Line and the English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor and included the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]], while the South African team included the batsman Albert Rose-Innes[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Rose-Innes]. The teams played two games games, later designated "Tests", that took place at  St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on 12 and 13 March 1889 and at Newlands in Cape Town on 25 and 26 March.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] Warton acted as an umpire for both games.
 Shortly after their arrival in December 1888,  a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of  the visiting English cricketers. It took place on 24 December in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, and some of the team members from both teams also took part in the performances.

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 === The 1888 English/South African cricket tests===
-While stationed in South Africa, [[Major Robert Warton]] organised the first ever visit by a touring  English cricket team to play against a South African team in South Africa in 1888-9. The tour was sponsored by Sir Donald Currie[], founder of the Castle Shipping Line and the English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor and included the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]], while the South African team included the batsman Albert Rose-Innes[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Rose-Innes]. The teams played two games games, later designated "Tests", that took place at  St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on 12 and 13 March 1889 and at Newlands in Cape Town on 25 and 26 March.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] Warton acted as an umpire for both games.
+While stationed in South Africa, Major [[Robert Gardner Warton]] organised the first ever visit by a touring  English cricket team to play against a South African team in South Africa in 1888-9. The tour was sponsored by Sir Donald Currie[], founder of the Castle Shipping Line and the English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor and included the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]], while the South African team included the batsman Albert Rose-Innes[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Rose-Innes]. The teams played two games games, later designated "Tests", that took place at  St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on 12 and 13 March 1889 and at Newlands in Cape Town on 25 and 26 March.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] Warton acted as an umpire for both games.
 Shortly after their arrival in December 1888,  a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of  the visiting English cricketers. It took place on 24 December in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, and some of the team members from both teams also took part in the performances.

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 === The 1888 English/South African cricket tests===
-On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of  the English cricket team that had arrived in South Africa to participate in two cricket matches against a South African team. (These were later designated full test matches, the first to be played between the two countries.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389]
+While stationed in South Africa, [[Major Robert Warton]] organised the first ever visit by a touring  English cricket team to play against a South African team in South Africa in 1888-9. The tour was sponsored by Sir Donald Currie[], founder of the Castle Shipping Line and the English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor and included the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]], while the South African team included the batsman Albert Rose-Innes[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Rose-Innes]. The teams played two games games, later designated "Tests", that took place at  St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on 12 and 13 March 1889 and at Newlands in Cape Town on 25 and 26 March.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] Warton acted as an umpire for both games.
-The English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who was at the time resident in the country, and would later become famous as a stage and film actor. The [[Smoking concert]] was held in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town and some of the team members from both teams also took part in the performances.
+Shortly after their arrival in December 1888,  a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of  the visiting English cricketers. It took place on 24 December in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, and some of the team members from both teams also took part in the performances.
-The concert had two parts, first a [[Christy Minstrel]] show, that included a comic ditty called "The Man that Struck O'Hara", sung in [[black-face]] by  by [[C. Aubrey Smith]]. The second half saw songs by local celebrities such as [[Tom Graham]], a talk on public entertainers by [[Robert Baden-Powell]], as well as other team members, such as the manager  [[Major Warton]]  and the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]]. The critic and chronicler of theatre in the Cape, [[D.C. Boonzaier]], was himself involved in the event, helping to blacken the faces of the performers in the [[Christy]] show.
+The concert had two parts, first a [[Christy Minstrel]] show, that included a comic ditty called "The Man that Struck O'Hara", sung in [[black-face]] by  by [[C. Aubrey Smith]]. The second half saw songs by local celebrities such as  [[Tom Graham]] (the later judge and politician) as well as other players, such as the tour manager  [[Major Warton]]  and the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]], and a talk on public entertainers by [[Robert Baden-Powell]].  The critic and chronicler of theatre in the Cape, [[D.C. Boonzaier]], was himself involved in the event, helping to blacken the faces of the performers in the [[Christy]] show.
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	On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of the English cricket team that had arrived in South Africa to participate in two cricket matches against a South African team. (These were later designated full test matches, the first to be played between the two countries.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389]		On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of the English cricket team that had arrived in South Africa to participate in two cricket matches against a South African team. (These were later designated full test matches, the first to be played between the two countries.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389]

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	[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)		[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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+Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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-=== The 1888 English cricket tour===
+=== The 1888 English/South African cricket test===
-On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of  the first English cricket team to play against a South African team in Cape Town, South Africa. The English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor. The Smoking concert was held in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town and some of the team members from both teams also took part in the performances.
+On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of  the first English cricket team to play against a South African team. The English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who was at the time resident in the country, and would later become famous as a stage and film actor. The Smoking concert was held in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town and some of the team members from both teams also took part in the performances.
 The concert had two parts, first a [[Christy Minstrel]] show, that included a comic ditty called "The Man that Struck O'Hara", sung in [[black-face]] by  by [[C. Aubrey Smith]]. The second half saw songs by local celebrities such as [[Tom Graham]], a talk on public entertainers by [[Robert Baden-Powell]], as well as other team members, such as the manager  [[Major Warton]]  and the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]]. The critic and chronicler of theatre in the Cape, [[D.C. Boonzaier]], was himself involved in the event, helping to blacken the faces of the performers in the [[Christy]] show.

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 On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in honour of  the first English cricket team to play against a South African team in Cape Town, South Africa. The English team was led by [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who would later become famous as a stage and film actor. The Smoking concert was held in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town and some of the team members from both teams also took part in the performances.
-The concert had two parts, first a [[Christy Minstrel]] show, that included a comic ditty called "The Man that Struck O'Hara". The second half saw songs by local celebrities such as [[Tom Graham]], a talk on public entertainers by [[Robert Baden-Powell]], as well as other team members, such as the manager  [[Major Warton]]  and the popular [[Johnny Briggs]]. The critic and chronicler of theatre in the Cape, [[D.C. Boonzaier]], was himself involved in the event, helping to blacken the faces of the performers in the [[Christy]] show.
+The concert had two parts, first a [[Christy Minstrel]] show, that included a comic ditty called "The Man that Struck O'Hara". The second half saw songs by local celebrities such as [[Tom Graham]], a talk on public entertainers by [[Robert Baden-Powell]], as well as other team members, such as the manager  [[Major Warton]]  and the popular English bowler [[Johnny Briggs]]. The critic and chronicler of theatre in the Cape, [[D.C. Boonzaier]], was himself involved in the event, helping to blacken the faces of the performers in the [[Christy]] show.
 == Sources ==