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-On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held  in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English 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 between the two countries.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] On this occasion [[Tom Graham]], listed as a local celebrity, sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other celebrities.
+On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held  in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English 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 this occasion [[Tom Graham]], listed as a local celebrity, sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other celebrities.
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-On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held  in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English 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 between the two countries.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] On this occasion [[Tom Graham]], listed as a local celebrity, sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other local celebrities.
+On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held  in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English 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 between the two countries.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] On this occasion [[Tom Graham]], listed as a local celebrity, sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other celebrities.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held  in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English 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 between the two countries.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] On this occasion [[Tom Graham]] sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other British and local celebrities.
+On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held  in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English 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 between the two countries.)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888%E2%80%9389] On this occasion [[Tom Graham]], listed as a local celebrity, sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other local celebrities.
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 Born [[Thomas Lynedoch Graham]] in Grahamstown 5 May 1860, he studied at St Andrew's College, Grahamstown and Clare College, Cambridge, and became a barrister in 1885, returning to South Africa in 1889, he became an advocate of the Supreme Court of Cape Colony and later becoming a judge and holding several political positions over the years.
-A keen sportsman, excelling in tennis and cricket, winning the South African Doubles Lawn Tennis Championship in  1891 and representing the Western Province Cricket Club as a fast bowler. He was a participant in what is considered the first official cricket test between England and South Africa in 1888[].
+A keen sportsman, excelling in tennis and cricket, winning the South African Doubles Lawn Tennis Championship in  1891 and representing the Western Province Cricket Club as a fast bowler.
 He was knighted in the 1920 and passed away on 7 May 1940.

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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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	He was knighted in the 1920 and passed away on 7 May 1940.		He was knighted in the 1920 and passed away on 7 May 1940.
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		+	'''''For more on his life and career, see the Wikipedia entry on him at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Graham_(barrister)'''''

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-On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held  in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English team that had participated in the first official cricket test between an English team and a South African team. On this occasion [[Tom Graham]] sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other British and local celebrities.
+On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held  in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English team that had participated in [[Smoking concert|first official cricket test]] between an English team and a South African team. On this occasion [[Tom Graham]] sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other British and local celebrities.
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		+	On 24 December 1888 a "[[smoking concert]]" was held in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, in honour of the English team that had participated in the first official cricket test between an English team and a South African team. On this occasion [[Tom Graham]] sang a song as part of the second half of the programme, which also included items by other British and local celebrities.

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 [[Thomas Graham]] (1860–1940)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Graham_(barrister)] was a well-known South African judge and politician, and an amateur performer.
-Also referred to as [[Tom Graham]] by D.C. Boonzaier (1923).
+Also referred to as [[Tom Graham]] by [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923).
 == Biography ==