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 :  According to [[William Groom]] (1899: p 518) a performance of the play was offered by an unnamed English company in the [[Roeland Street Theatre]] some time in 1843. It was followed by a farce.
-: Performed on 3 August  in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the non-commissioned officers and men of the 11th Regiment") in aid of the "Distressed Lancashire Operatives" , with as afterpiece to  ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'', with a group of eight [[African Minstrels]] performing as an interlude. The person in charge of arrangements is [[Colour Sergeant Heaven]].
+: Performed on 2 December in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the non-commissioned officers and men of the 11th Regiment") in aid of the "Distressed Lancashire Operatives" , with as afterpiece to  ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'', with a group of eight [[African Minstrels]] performing as an interlude. The person in charge of arrangements is [[Colour Sergeant Heaven]].
 : Performed as "I. Pocock's famous melo-drama" ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Keiskama Hoek, on 26 November by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with a cast consisting of [[J. Johnson]] Cape Mounted Rifles (Count Frederic Friberg), [[J. Davies]] (Lothair, a young peasant), [[W. Carr]] (Kelmar, an old cottager), [[J. F. Gay]] (Karl, servant of Count Frederic), [[W. Allan]] (Grindoff, the miller), [[H. Moore]] (Riber, a robber), [[T. Mills]] (Golotz]] (a robber). [[G. Dawe]] (Claudine, Kelmar's daughter), [[J. Newnham]] (Ravina), ***** (Laurette). Also performed was ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Kenney). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: According to Bosman (1980: p. 221), this burlesque was probably the work performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Catching an Heiress]]'' ().
+: According to Bosman (1980: p. 221), this burlesque was probably the work performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Catching an Heiress]]'' (Selby).
 : Performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 14 March, with ''[[Ireland As It Is]]'' (Amherst).

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 : According to Bosman (1980: p. 221), this burlesque was probably the work performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Catching an Heiress]]'' ().
-: Performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Ireland As It Is]]'' (Amherst).
+: Performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 14 March, with ''[[Ireland As It Is]]'' (Amherst).
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	1867: According to Bosman (1980: p. 221), this burlesque was probably the work performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Catching an Heiress]]'' ().		1867: According to Bosman (1980: p. 221), this burlesque was probably the work performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Catching an Heiress]]'' ().
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		+	1867: Performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Ireland As It Is]]'' (Amherst).

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 : Performed on 3 August  in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the non-commissioned officers and men of the 11th Regiment") in aid of the "Distressed Lancashire Operatives" , with as afterpiece to  ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'', with a group of eight [[African Minstrels]] performing as an interlude. The person in charge of arrangements is [[Colour Sergeant Heaven]].
-: Performed as "I. Pocock's famous melo-drama" ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Keiskama Hoek, on 26 November by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with a cast consisting of [[J. Johnson]] Cape Mounted Rifles (Count Frederic Friberg), [[J. Davies]] (Lothair, a young peasant), [[W. Carr]] (Kelmar, an old cottager), [[J. F. Gay]] (Karl, servant of Count Frederic), [[W. Allan]] (Grindoff, the miller), [[H. Moore]] (Riber, a robber), [[T. Mills]] (Golotz]] (a robber). [[G. Dawe]] (Claudine, Kelmar's daughter), [[J. Newnham]] (Ravina), ***** (Laurette). Also performed was ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Kenney). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
+: Performed as "I. Pocock's famous melo-drama" ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Keiskama Hoek, on 26 November by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with a cast consisting of [[J. Johnson]] Cape Mounted Rifles (Count Frederic Friberg), [[J. Davies]] (Lothair, a young peasant), [[W. Carr]] (Kelmar, an old cottager), [[J. F. Gay]] (Karl, servant of Count Frederic), [[W. Allan]] (Grindoff, the miller), [[H. Moore]] (Riber, a robber), [[T. Mills]] (Golotz]] (a robber). [[G. Dawe]] (Claudine, Kelmar's daughter), [[J. Newnham]] (Ravina), ***** (Laurette). Also performed was ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'' (Kenney). ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''.
 =''[[The Miller and his Men]]'' by Talfourd and Byron=

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	Simon Dentith.2002.''Parody'' in the series ''The New Critical Idiom'', Routledge: p. 148[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=qeOFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=The+Miller+and+his+Men+Talfourd+and+Byron&source=bl&ots=I_wbDUoduE&sig=niZZWjyEyBUVjM8aI4wybrrXZUw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfmceWh87TAhUrJsAKHXOwDloQ6AEILDAD#v=onepage&q=The%20Miller%20and%20his%20Men%20Talfourd%20and%20Byron&f=false].		Simon Dentith.2002.''Parody'' in the series ''The New Critical Idiom'', Routledge: p. 148[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=qeOFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=The+Miller+and+his+Men+Talfourd+and+Byron&source=bl&ots=I_wbDUoduE&sig=niZZWjyEyBUVjM8aI4wybrrXZUw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfmceWh87TAhUrJsAKHXOwDloQ6AEILDAD#v=onepage&q=The%20Miller%20and%20his%20Men%20Talfourd%20and%20Byron&f=false].
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		+	''[[North Lincoln Sphinx]]'' Vol 1, No 10. Christmas Supplement, 1861.

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	1861: Performed on 3 August in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the non-commissioned officers and men of the 11th Regiment") in aid of the "Distressed Lancashire Operatives" , with as afterpiece to ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'', with a group of eight [[African Minstrels]] performing as an interlude. The person in charge of arrangements is [[Colour Sergeant Heaven]].		1861: Performed on 3 August in the [[Garrison Theatre]] by the [[Garrison Players]] ("the non-commissioned officers and men of the 11th Regiment") in aid of the "Distressed Lancashire Operatives" , with as afterpiece to ''[[A Kiss in the Dark]]'', with a group of eight [[African Minstrels]] performing as an interlude. The person in charge of arrangements is [[Colour Sergeant Heaven]].
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		+	1862: Performed twice as "Pocock's famous''[[The Miller and his Men]]'' in the [[Garrison Theatre]], Keiskama Hoek, on 12 and 15 November by the [[Amateurs of the Band]] ([[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]]) with a cast consisting of

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	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==
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		+	'''November 26, 1862''': The [[Band of Amateurs]] performed I. Pocock's famous melo-drama '''''[[The Miller and His Men]]'''''. Cast: [[J. Johnson]] Cape Mounted Rifles (Count Frederic Friberg), [[J. Davies]] (Lothair, a young peasant), [[W. Carr]] (Kelmar, an old cottager), [[J. F. Gay]] (Karl, servant of Count Frederic), [[W. Allan]] (Grindoff, the miller), [[H. Moore]] (Riber, a robber), [[T. Mills]] (Golotz]] (a robber). [[G. Dawe]] (Claudine, Kelmar's daughter), [[J. Newnham]] (Ravina), ***** (Laurette).
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		+	The second show of the evening was F. Kenny's capital old two-act farce, '''''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]'''''. Cast: [[J. Diamond]] Cape Mounted Rifles (Aboulifar, King of the Island), [[W. Carr]] (Azan), [[P. Mulrennan]] (Alioajon ?), [[J. Davies]] (Gimbo), [[J. M'Kechnie]] (Benjamin Bowbell), [[W. Allan]] (Showemin, the usher), [[A. Vogado]] (High Priest), [[P. Nelson]] Cape Mounted Rifles (Irza), ***** (Fatima).
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	1867: According to Bosman (1980: p. 221), this burlesque was probably the work performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Catching an Heiress]]'' ().		1867: According to Bosman (1980: p. 221), this burlesque was probably the work performed by [[Le Roy's Original Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]] on 11 March, with ''[[Catching an Heiress]]'' ().