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[[T. Brooker]] 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. He came to the Cape Colony as a Private soldier. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.

Private Brooker acted in 20 productions during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.

[[T. Brooker]] was a member of the Dramatic Club which was called the [[Band of Amateurs]]

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

==Contribution to SA theatre==

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

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

'''July 21, 26 & 27, and August 3, 1860:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]'s production of ''[[The Wandering Minstrel]]'' (Jem Baggs).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 16.)

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

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

'''July 30 and August 1, 1860:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] produced farce, ''[[The Irish Tutor]]''. (Dr Flail, a schoolmaster).

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

'''August 20th and 22nd, 1860:''' Acted in the three-act play produced by the [[Amateurs of the Band]], ''[[The Iron Chest]]''. (Samson Rawbold, Gilbert Rawbold’s son).

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

'''November 26, 1860:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of ''[[The British Volunteers]]''. (Alfred Charles Mutton, a policeman)

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 4, Christmas, 1860. Page 47.)

'''October 14 & November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of John Maddison Morton’s one-act farce, ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]''. (Mr Christopher Crasher).

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

== Sources ==

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	Private Brooker acted in 20 productions during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.		Private Brooker acted in 20 productions during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.

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